CVE-2020-8201

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-8201
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-09-18 21:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:26:00 UTC
DescriptionNode.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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-444

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 33 All All All
Application Nodejs Node.js All All All All
Application Nodejs Node.js All All All All
Application Nodejs Node.js All All All All
Application Nodejs Node.js All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.2 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.2 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
October 2020 Node.js Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
September 2020 Security Releases | Node.js MISC nodejs.org Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: nodejs-14.15.1-1.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
NodeJS: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202101-07) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: nodejs-14.15.1-1.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
HackerOne MISC hackerone.com Permissions Required
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:1616-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 376248 IBM Spectrum Control Multiple Vulnerabilities (6359903,6359899,6359901)
  • 500437 Alpine Linux Security Update for nodejs
  • 501636 Alpine Linux Security Update for nodejs-current
  • 504200 Alpine Linux Security Update for nodejs
  • 690520 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for node.js (4ca5894c-f7f1-11ea-8ff8-0022489ad614)
  • 940128 AlmaLinux Security Update for nodejs:12 (ALSA-2020:4272)
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