CVE-2019-15605
nodejs: HTTP request smuggling using malformed Transfer-Encoding header
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · February 7, 2020
Updated · November 1, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Node.js code where a specially crafted HTTP(s) request sent to a Node.js server failed to properly process the HTTP(s) headers, resulting in a request smuggling attack. An attacker can use this flaw to alter a request sent as an authenticated user if the Node.js server is deployed behind a proxy server that reuses connections.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
CWE-444 · Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests