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codeql/javascript/ql/src/Security/CWE-640/HostHeaderPoisoningInEmailGeneration.ql
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/**
* @name Host header poisoning in email generation
* @description Using the HTTP Host header to construct a link in an email can facilitate phishing
* attacks and leak password reset tokens.
* @kind path-problem
* @problem.severity error
* @precision high
* @id js/host-header-forgery-in-email-generation
* @tags security
* external/cwe/cwe-640
*/
import javascript
import semmle.javascript.security.dataflow.HostHeaderPoisoningInEmailGeneration::HostHeaderPoisoningInEmailGeneration
import DataFlow::PathGraph
from Configuration cfg, DataFlow::Node source, DataFlow::Node sink
where cfg.hasFlow(source, sink)
select sink, "Links in this email can be hijacked by poisoning the HTTP host header $@.", source, "here"