Vulnerability identifier: #VU65282

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-32215

CWE-ID: CWE-444

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Node.js
Server applications / Web servers

Vendor: Node.js Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform HTTP request smuggling attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to llhttp parser in the http module does not correctly handle multi-line Transfer-Encoding headers. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the server and smuggle arbitrary HTTP headers.

Successful exploitation of vulnerability may allow an attacker to poison HTTP cache and perform phishing attacks.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Node.js: 14.19.0 - 14.19.3, 14.18.0 - 14.18.3, 14.17.0 - 14.17.6, 14.16.0 - 14.16.1, 14.15.0 - 14.15.5, 14.14.0, 14.13.0 - 14.13.1, 14.12.0, 14.11.0, 14.10.0 - 14.10.1, 14.9.0, 14.8.0, 14.7.0, 14.6.0, 14.5.0, 14.4.0, 14.3.0, 14.2.0, 14.1.0, 14.0.0, 16.15.0 - 16.15.1, 16.14.0 - 16.14.2, 16.13.0 - 16.13.2, 16.12.0, 16.11.0 - 16.11.1, 16.10.0, 16.9.0 - 16.9.1, 16.8.0, 16.7.0, 16.6.0 - 16.6.2, 16.5.0, 16.4.0 - 16.4.2, 16.3.0, 16.2.0, 16.1.0, 16.0.0, 18.4.0, 18.3.0, 18.2.0, 18.1.0, 18.0.0

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External links
http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-answer-retrieval-for-watson-discovery-is-vulnerable-to-http-request-smuggling-due-to-nodejs/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.