CVE-2020-8201
No exploitation reported by the sources we read.
- Published2020-09-18
- Fixed in14.11.0 · 12.18.4
- WeaknessCWE-444
Am I affected?
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Description
Node.js < 12.18.4 and < 14.11 can be exploited to perform HTTP desync attacks and deliver malicious payloads to unsuspecting users. The payloads can be crafted by an attacker to hijack user sessions, poison cookies, perform clickjacking, and a multitude of other attacks depending on the architecture of the underlying system. The attack was possible due to a bug in processing of carrier-return symbols in the HTTP header names.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2020-09-1821:15CVE publishedNVD
Observed activity
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- Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2020-8201?format=txt
- CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2020-8201?format=csv
- TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
- The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.
Versions per branch
NVD| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14.x | ≥ 14.0.0, < 14.11.0 | 14.11.0 | NVD |
| 12.x | ≥ 12.0.0, < 12.18.4 | 12.18.4 | NVD |
| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33.x | = 33 | no fix published | NVD |
| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.2 | = 15.2 | no fix published | NVD |
as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.
Distribution builds and vendor advisories
Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.
version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.
Vendor advisories
Red Hat Security Advisory: rh-nodejs12-nodejs security update
Red Hat Security Advisory: nodejs:12 security and bug fix update
Red Hat Security Advisory: nodejs:12 security and bug fix update
Fix
- Update Node.js to 14.11.0 · 12.18.4
- Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2020:5086 · 62 productsFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Advisories and patches
- nodejs.orgVendor Advisory
Detection
- Nuclei template
- none so far ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
- Proof-of-concept repositories
- none listed PoC-in-GitHub
Sources
- NVDCVSS 3.17.4read 2026-10-23
- NVDCVSS 2.05.8read 2026-10-23
- CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-444read 2026-10-23
- NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-444read 2026-10-23
- FIRST EPSSEPSS score5.3 %2026-10-22
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Published
- 2020-09-18
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Modified
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