Denial-of-Service Vulnerability in Restify-Paginate for Node.js by Restify
CVE-2020-27543

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Restify-paginate Project

Status
Restify-paginate
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 February 2021

What is CVE-2020-27543?

The restify-paginate package version 0.0.5 for Node.js is susceptible to a Denial-of-Service attack when the HTTP Host header is omitted. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to trigger an uncaught exception, causing a Restify-based web service to crash. It is essential for developers and system administrators to avoid using this vulnerable version and implement appropriate mitigations.

References

https://www.npmjs.com/package/restify-paginate
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https://github.com/paulvarache/restify-paginate/
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https://github.com/secoats/cve/tree/master/CVE-2020-27543...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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