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CVE-2018-12116· NVD / CVE Program· CNA nodejs

Node.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0 and 8.14.0: HTTP request splitting: If Node.js can be convinced to use unsanitized user-provid

Node.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0 and 8.14.0: HTTP request splitting: If Node.js can be convinced to use unsanitized user-provided Unicode data for the `path` option of an HTTP request, then data can be provided which will trigger a second, unexpected, and user-defined HTTP request to made to the same server.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Nov 28, 2018
Updated
Oct 8, 2026
EPSS
4.6% · 91th percentile
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Action score

31

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 4.6%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
nodejsnode.js
susesuse enterprise storage
susesuse linux enterprise server
susesuse openstack cloud

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Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • nodejs node.js6.0.0 and later · up to 6.8.1 inclusive
  • nodejs node.js6.9.0 and later · before 6.15.0
  • nodejs node.js8.0.0 and later · up to 8.8.1 inclusive
  • nodejs node.js8.9.0 and later · before 8.14.0
  • suse suse enterprise storage4
  • suse suse linux enterprise server12
  • suse suse linux enterprise server15
  • suse suse openstack cloud7
  • suse suse openstack cloud8

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (nodejs). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • The Node.js Project Node.js

    • All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0 and 8.14.0affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Alpine:v3.8nodejsbefore 8.14.0-r08.14.0-r0
Debian:12nodejsbefore 10.15.0~dfsg-610.15.0~dfsg-6
openSUSE:Leap 15.0nodejs8before 8.15.0-lp150.2.9.18.15.0-lp150.2.9.1
Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:3::el7rh-nodejs8-nodejsbefore 0:8.16.0-1.el70:8.16.0-1.el7
Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:3::el7rh-nodejs8-nodejs-debuginfobefore 0:8.16.0-1.el70:8.16.0-1.el7
Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:3::el7rh-nodejs8-nodejs-develbefore 0:8.16.0-1.el70:8.16.0-1.el7
Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:3::el7rh-nodejs8-nodejs-docsbefore 0:8.16.0-1.el70:8.16.0-1.el7
Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:3::el7rh-nodejs8-npmbefore 0:6.4.1-8.16.0.1.el70:6.4.1-8.16.0.1.el7
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 12nodejs4before 4.9.1-15.17.14.9.1-15.17.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 15nodejs8before 8.15.0-3.11.18.15.0-3.11.1
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7nodejs6before 6.16.0-11.21.16.16.0-11.21.1

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    50Plan
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    46Plan
  • CVE-2020-8277A Node.js application that allows an attacker to trigger a DNS request for a host of their choice could trigger a Denial of Service in versi
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  • CVE-2017-14849Node.js 8.5.0 before 8.6.0 allows remote attackers to access unintended files, because a change to ".." handling was incompatible with the p
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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
alpine:nodejs8.14.0-r0 · Alpine:v3.8Package registry (OSV)
debian:nodejs10.15.0~dfsg-6 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:nodejs88.15.0-lp150.2.9.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.0Package registry (OSV)
red hat:rh-nodejs8-nodejs0:8.16.0-1.el7 · Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:3::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:rh-nodejs8-nodejs-debuginfo0:8.16.0-1.el7 · Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:3::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:rh-nodejs8-nodejs-devel0:8.16.0-1.el7 · Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:3::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:rh-nodejs8-nodejs-docs0:8.16.0-1.el7 · Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:3::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:rh-nodejs8-npm0:6.4.1-8.16.0.1.el7 · Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:3::el7Package registry (OSV)
suse:nodejs44.9.1-15.17.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 12Package registry (OSV)
suse:nodejs66.16.0-11.21.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7Package registry (OSV)
suse:nodejs88.15.0-3.11.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 15Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. SSVC exploitation— → none
  2. Fix✗ → ✓

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