CVE-2020-15168 describes a vulnerability in node-fetch versions prior to 2.6.1 and 3.0.0-beta.9, where the 'size' option was not enforced after a redirect, potentially leading to the processing of excessively large files. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.3, CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L) could result in a Denial of Service (DoS) by tying up JavaScript threads or incurring unexpected computing costs if applications rely on node-fetch for size-gating without post-fetch validation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:node-fetch_project:node-fetch:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:node-fetch_project:node-fetch:3.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:node-fetch_project:node-fetch:3.0.0:beta5:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:node-fetch_project:node-fetch:3.0.0:beta6:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:node-fetch_project:node-fetch:3.0.0:beta7:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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