CVE-2017-16005

nodejs-http-signature: HTTP header forgery

Published Jun 4, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Http-signature is a "Reference implementation of Joyent's HTTP Signature Scheme". In versions <=0.9.11, http-signature signs only the header values, but not the header names. This makes http-signature vulnerable to header forgery. Thus, if an attacker can intercept a request, he can swap header names and change the meaning of the request without changing the signature.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-0766 Http-signature is a "Reference implementation of Joyent's HTTP Signature Scheme". In versions <=0.9.11, http-signature signs only the header values, but not the header names. This makes http-signature vulnerable to header forgery. Thus, if an attacker can intercept a request, he can swap header names and change the meaning of the request without changing the signature.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-q257-vv4p-fg92 Header Forgery in http-signature
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.0011}

epss

{'score': 0.00161}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
hackerone
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 7:19 PM
Reserved
Oct 29, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 4, 2018, 7:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:08 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 7, 2018, 12:00 AM