---
id: CVE-2026-50288
title: '@asymmetric-effort/specifyjs: URL parse failure silently allows request'
summary: '@asymmetric-effort/specifyjs: URL parse failure silently allows request'
severity: high
cwe:
  - CWE-918
vendor: asymmetric-effort
product: '@asymmetric-effort/specifyjs'
ecosystem: npm
affected:
  - '@asymmetric-effort/specifyjs < 0.2.136'
patched:
  - '@asymmetric-effort/specifyjs 0.2.136'
published: '2026-07-02'
updated: '2026-07-02'
source: GHSA
sourceUrl: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8882-frvv-92w4'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/asymmetric-effort/specifyjs/security/advisories/GHSA-8882-frvv-92w4
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/asymmetric-effort/specifyjs/commit/25d1fb491d99479efdf501f5f75e0bb80c908f0a
  - url: 'https://github.com/asymmetric-effort/specifyjs/releases/tag/v0.2.136'
  - url: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8882-frvv-92w4'
tags:
  - ghsa
  - npm
ingestedAt: '2026-07-02T19:41:50.964Z'
epss: 0.0048
epssPercentile: 0.38821
---

## Overview

## Finding

**Location**: `core/src/shared/secure-fetch.ts:42-45`

When `new URL()` throws a parse error, the `assertSecureUrl` function returned without throwing, silently allowing the request to proceed without HTTPS validation.

## Status

**Fixed in v0.2.136** — The catch block now throws an error instead of silently returning.

## Affected packages

- `@asymmetric-effort/specifyjs < 0.2.136`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `@asymmetric-effort/specifyjs 0.2.136`