#VU25013 HTTP request smuggling in Node.js - CVE-2019-15605
Published: February 6, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25013
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15605
CWE-ID: CWE-444
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Node.js
Node.js
Software vendor:
Node.js Foundation
Node.js Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform HTTP request smuggling attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of Transfer-Encoding header. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the application and perform a request smuggling attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.