CVE-2019-15606

Public Exploit

Description

Including trailing white space in HTTP header values in Nodejs 10, 12, and 13 causes bypass of authorization based on header value comparisons

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.74% Top 20%
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Affected: NodeJS Node
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0573 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0579 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0597 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0598 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0602 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00008.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4669 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html third party advisory
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html third party advisory
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v13.8.0/ vendor advisory
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2020-security-releases/ vendor advisory
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v10.19.0/ release notes vendor advisory
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v12.15.0/ release notes vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200221-0004/ third party advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/730779 third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-15606?
CVE-2019-15606 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-15606?
To fix CVE-2019-15606, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-15606 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-15606 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-15606?
CVE-2019-15606 affects NodeJS Node.
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