CVE-2022-32213
nodejs: HTTP request smuggling due to flawed parsing of Transfer-Encoding
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · July 8, 2022
Updated · November 2, 2026
Description
A vulnerability was found in NodeJS due to improper validation of HTTP requests. The llhttp parser in the http module does not correctly parse and validate Transfer-Encoding headers. This issue can lead to HTTP Request Smuggling (HRS), causing web cache poisoning, and conducting XSS attacks.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE-444 · Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests