CVE-2020-8201
nodejs: HTTP request smuggling due to CR-to-Hyphen conversion
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · September 15, 2020
Updated · November 1, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in Node.js, where affected Node.js versions converted carriage returns in HTTP request headers to a hyphen before parsing. This flaw leads to HTTP Request Smuggling as it is a non-standard interpretation of the header. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and integrity.
Statement
Node.js is included in Red Hat Quay as a dependency of Yarn, which is only used while building Red Hat Quay, and not during runtime.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.4CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE-444 · Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests