Vulnerability · Published Feb 25, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-27543
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the restify-paginate package (npm). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.6% (higher than 85% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.6%top 14.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The restify-paginate package 0.0.5 for Node.js allows remote attackers to cause a Denial-of-Service by omitting the HTTP Host header. A Restify-based web service would crash with an uncaught exception.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | restify-paginate | no fix listed | GHSA-qr9h-vr5p-pwwx |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/restify-paginate x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/paulvarache/restify-paginate/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/secoats/cve/tree/master/CVE-2020-27543_dos_restify-paginate x_refsource_MISC
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210401-0002/ x_refsource_CONFIRM