#VU12575 HTTP response splitting in Node.js - CVE-2018-7159
Published: May 10, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12575
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7159
CWE-ID: CWE-113
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 write arbitrary files on the target system.
The weakness exists due to spaces in Content-Length HTTP headers from Node.js’s HTTP module entirely ignore spaces within the value, despite the HTTP specification not allowing spaces within the values. A remote attacker can confuse the script and write arbitrary files.
The weakness exists due to spaces in Content-Length HTTP headers from Node.js’s HTTP module entirely ignore spaces within the value, despite the HTTP specification not allowing spaces within the values. A remote attacker can confuse the script and write arbitrary files.
Remediation
Update to version 4.9.0.