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CVE-2020-8287

CVSS 6.5 · MEDIUM

Summary

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.

CVSS 3.1 breakdown

Base score6.5 (MEDIUM)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vectorNETWORK
Attack complexityLOW
Privileges requiredNONE
User interactionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityLOW
IntegrityLOW
AvailabilityNONE

Weakness type (CWE)

Affected products

Nodejs node.jsDebian debian linuxFedoraproject fedoraOracle graalvmSiemens sinec infrastructure network services
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References

Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2024-11-21. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

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