CVE-2020-8201

2020-09-1602:18:28

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node.js

http request headers

parsing

vulnerability

http request smuggling

non-standard interpretation

confidentiality

integrity

CVSS2

5.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

NONE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS3

7.4

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS

0.003

Percentile

71.6%

JSON

A flaw was found in Node.js, where affected Node.js versions converted carriage returns in HTTP request headers to a hyphen before parsing. This flaw leads to HTTP Request Smuggling as it is a non-standard interpretation of the header. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and integrity.