HTTP Request Smuggling Affecting nodejs package, versions [,22.20.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-NODEJS-14927389
  • published14 Jan 2026
  • disclosed13 May 2025
  • creditkenballus

Introduced: 13 May 2025

CVE-2025-23167  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-444  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade nodejs to version 22.20.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to HTTP Request Smuggling in the llhttp implementation, when handing HTTP/1 headers terminated with \r\n\rX instead of the required \r\n\r\n. This allows attackers to bypass proxy-based access controls and submit unauthorized requests.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1