CVE-2020-27543

Public Exploit

Description

The restify-paginate package 0.0.5 for Node.js allows remote attackers to cause a Denial-of-Service by omitting the HTTP Host header. A Restify-based web service would crash with an uncaught exception.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.51% Top 20%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory netapp.com Third-Party Advisory npmjs.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.npmjs.com/package/restify-paginate third party advisory product
https://github.com/paulvarache/restify-paginate/ third party advisory product
https://github.com/secoats/cve/tree/master/CVE-2020-27543_dos_restify-paginate exploit third party advisory patch
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210401-0002/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-27543?
CVE-2020-27543 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-27543?
To fix CVE-2020-27543, 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-2020-27543 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-27543 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.
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