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Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')

CVE-2022-35256

Medium
6.5/10

Summary

The llhttp parser in the http module in Node 14.0.x through 14.14.0, 14.15.x through 14.20.1, 16.0.x through 16.12.0, 16.13.x through 16.17.0, and 18.0.x through 18.9.0 does not correctly handle header fields that are not terminated with CLRF. This may result in HTTP Request Smuggling. This vulnerability affects llhttp versions prior to 6.0.10.

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  • NETWORK
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  • UNCHANGED
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CWE-444 - HTTP Request Smuggling

Entities such as web servers, web caching proxies, and application firewalls could parse HTTP requests differently. When there are two or more such entities in the path of an HTTP request, an attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request that is seen as two different sets of requests by the attacked devices, allowing the attacker to smuggle a request into one device without the other device being aware of it. Such a vulnerability can prove devastating, for it enables further attacks on the application, like web cache poisoning, session hijacking, cross-site scripting, security bypassing, and sensitive information exposure.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published