CVE-2023-30589
nodejs: HTTP Request Smuggling via Empty headers separated by CR
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · June 20, 2023
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in the Node.js, where llhttp parser in the http module in Node.js does not strictly use the CRLF sequence to delimit HTTP requests. This can lead to HTTP Request Smuggling (HRS).
Statement
The vulnerability is in the llhttp parsing not using the CRLF sequence which violates the HTTP/1.1 specification, which mandates CRLF as the delimiter. While this might result in request smuggling, the added complexity of creating a valid malformed delimited request and having it reach the intended target and then processed,which is why this has been rated as moderate.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
CWE not specified