Medium severity · published May 7, 2024
CVE-2024-27982
The team has identified a critical vulnerability in the http server of the most recent version of Node, where malformed headers can lead to HTTP request smuggling
6.5
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The team has identified a critical vulnerability in the http server of the most recent version of Node, where malformed headers can lead to HTTP request smuggling. Specifically, if a space is placed before a content-length header, it is not interpreted correctly, enabling attackers to smuggle in a second request within the body of the first.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 67% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NO
Node · NodeJS
4.0 before 4.*; 5.0 before 5.*; 6.0 before 6.*; 7.0 before 7.*; 8.0 before 8.*; 9.0 before 9.*; +12 more · source: vendor
NO
Node.js · Nodejs
20.12.0, 21.7.2, 18.20.0 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27982
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27982
hackerone.com
https://hackerone.com/reports/2237099
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00029.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JDECX4BYZLMM4S4LALN4DPZ2HUTTPLKE/
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QJAKA33NJCI3XLQS2K36DRCUMWIFFYVU/
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X4M5XZZONMS4DAZE3CNDFDRSB6JQCL6Y/
security.netapp.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250418-0001/
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