CVE-2017-16005 describes a header forgery vulnerability in versions <=0.9.11 of the 'http-signature' library, affecting Joyent's HTTP Signature Scheme. The flaw stems from the library only signing header values, not header names, allowing an attacker to intercept and alter the meaning of a signed request by swapping header names without invalidating the signature. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high impact on integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.9.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:joyent:http-signature:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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