CVE-2020-8201

State: Published
Severity: Not scored
Published: Sep 18, 2020
Updated: Apr 30, 2025
Reserved: Jan 28, 2020

Description

Node.js < 12.18.4 and < 14.11 can be exploited to perform HTTP desync attacks and deliver malicious payloads to unsuspecting users. The payloads can be crafted by an attacker to hijack user sessions, poison cookies, perform clickjacking, and a multitude of other attacks depending on the architecture of the underlying system. The attack was possible due to a bug in processing of carrier-return symbols in the HTTP header names.

Scores

The record has no CVSS score.

Weaknesses

CWE-444 HTTP Request Smuggling (CWE-444)

Affected Products

Product	Versions
NodeNodeJS	4.0 to before 4.Affected 5.0 to before 5.Affected 6.0 to before 6.Affected 7.0 to before 7.Affected 8.0 to before 8.Affected 9.0 to before 9.Affected 11.0 to before 11.Affected 12.0 to before 12.18.4Affected 13.0 to before 13.Affected 14.0 to before 14.11.0Affected

References

https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2020-security-releases/
https://hackerone.com/reports/922597
openSUSE-SU-2020:1616vendor-advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201009-0004/
FEDORA-2020-43d5a372fcvendor-advisory
GLSA-202101-07vendor-advisory

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