HTTP request injection via unchecked control characters
Published Jul 19, 2022 · Updated Apr 22, 2025
CRLF injection in Undici before 5.8.0 allows remote attackers to inject HTTP headers through attacker-controlled request fields. The Request constructor and processHeader append path, method, header-name, and header-value input to the serialized request without rejecting CR or LF characters. Exploitation requires an application to pass remote input into one of those fields and permits manipulation of the outbound HTTP request.
Summary
What happened
CRLF injection in Undici before 5.8.0 allows remote attackers to inject HTTP headers through attacker-controlled request fields. The Request constructor and processHeader append path, method, header-name, and header-value input to the serialized request without rejecting CR or LF characters. Exploitation requires an application to pass remote input into one of those fields and permits manipulation of the outbound HTTP request.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-31150
- Published
- Jul 19, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 22, 2025
- Vendor
- Node.js
- Product
- Undici
- Classifications
- CWE-93
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 19, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 22, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< v5.7.1, >= v5.8.0
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- GHSA malformed request-field demonstrationproof of concept · demonstrated
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