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CVE-2018-12116

CVE-2018-12116HIGH

The Node.js Project Node.js — Node.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0 and 8.14.0: HTTP request splitting: If Node.js can be convinced to use unsanitized user-pro…

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  N  H  N    7.5   .0457   91.5     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                           Fixed
  Node.js  All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0 and 8.14.0 –  —

TIMELINE
  Jun 11  Reserved by nodejs
  Nov 28  Published (CNA: nodejs)
  Oct 8   ENRICHED — CVE-2018-12116 (The Node.js Project Node.js). Received CVSS 7.5 and CPE data from NVD.

CWE-115 · CNA: nodejs · CVSS v3.1 · 3 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

Node.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0 and 8.14.0: HTTP request splitting: If Node.js can be convinced to use unsanitized user-provided Unicode data for the `path` option of an HTTP request, then data can be provided which will trigger a second, unexpected, and user-defined HTTP request to made to the same server.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
June 11, 2018	Reserved	Reserved by nodejs
November 28, 2018	Published	Published (CNA: nodejs)
October 8, 2026	ENRICHED	ENRICHED — CVE-2018-12116 (The Node.js Project Node.js). Received CVSS 7.5 and CPE data from NVD.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
The Node.js Project	Node.js	—	All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0 and 8.14.0	—

Weaknesses

CWE-115

References (3)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1821 [Third Party Advisory]
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2018-security-releases/ [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48 [Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2018-12116 at cve.org

Vendors: the node.js project

Weaknesses: CWE-115

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