CVE-2016-2216

nodejs: Response splitting vulnerability using Unicode characters

Published Apr 7, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 7.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
The HTTP header parsing code in Node.js 0.10.x before 0.10.42, 0.11.6 through 0.11.16, 0.12.x before 0.12.10, 4.x before 4.3.0, and 5.x before 5.6.0 allows remote attackers to bypass an HTTP response-splitting protection mechanism via UTF-8 encoded Unicode characters in the HTTP header, as demonstrated by %c4%8d%c4%8a.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-3300 The HTTP header parsing code in Node.js 0.10.x before 0.10.42, 0.11.6 through 0.11.16, 0.12.x before 0.12.10, 4.x before 4.3.0, and 5.x before 5.6.0 allows remote attackers to bypass an HTTP response-splitting protection mechanism via UTF-8 encoded Unicode characters in the HTTP header, as demonstrated by %c4%8d%c4%8a.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01835}

epss

{'score': 0.02105}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 11:24 PM
Reserved
Feb 3, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 7, 2016, 9:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:43 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 9, 2016, 12:00 AM