Vulnerability in Nodejs Node
CVE-2020-8287
Node.js versions before 10.23.1, 12.20.1, 14.15.4, 15.5.1 allow two copies of a header field in an HTTP request (for example, two Transfer-Encoding header fields). In this case, Node.js identifies the first header field and ignores the second. This can lead to HTTP Request Smuggling.
Vulnerability class: HTTP Request Smuggling
EPSS: 0.163 (96.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Nodejs Node — versions 4.0, 5.0, 6.0
- Nodejs Node.js
- Oracle Graalvm — versions 19.3.4, 20.3.0
- Siemens Sinec_infrastructure_network_services
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 32, 33
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support@hackerone.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- support@hackerone.com (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- support@hackerone.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- support@hackerone.com (vendor-advisory)
- support@hackerone.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- support@hackerone.com (vendor-advisory)
- support@hackerone.com (Third Party Advisory)
- support@hackerone.com (Third Party Advisory)
- support@hackerone.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- support@hackerone.com (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-8287?
- CVE-2020-8287 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nodejs Node, classified under Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests (HTTP Request/Response Smuggling). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-01-06.
- How severe is CVE-2020-8287?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-8287 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.