CVE-2020-8201 describes a high-severity vulnerability in Node.js versions prior to 12.18.4 and 14.11, affecting various Fedora and openSUSE distributions. This flaw, rooted in improper handling of carrier-return symbols in HTTP header names (CWE-444), allows attackers to perform HTTP desync attacks. Such attacks can lead to session hijacking, cookie poisoning, and clickjacking, with a CVSS score of 7.4 (High) due to high impact on confidentiality and integrity, despite high attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 12.0.0, < 12.18.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
>= 14.0.0, < 14.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
33CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 12.0, < 12.18.4CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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