CVE-2018-12116
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,…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.61%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 4.61% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-115
- Affected
- nodejs/node.js · suse/suse enterprise storage · suse/suse linux enterprise server · suse/suse openstack cloud
- Source
- cve-request@iojs.org
EPSS 4.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1821Third Party Advisory
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2018-security-releases/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1821Third Party Advisory
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2018-security-releases/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.