Unsigned Request Headers Affecting http-signature package, versions <0.10.0 >=0.9.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDnpm:http-signature:20130418
  • published13 Feb 2017
  • disclosed17 Apr 2013
  • creditDave Longley

Introduced: 17 Apr 2013

CVE-2017-16005  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-74  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade http-signature to version 0.10.0 or higher.

Overview

http-signature is a Reference implementation of Joyent's HTTP Signature scheme. Affected versions of the package are vulnerable to header forgery, due to the header names not being signed. An attacker could switch the header list order and header value order ending up wit the same signature for two separate requests.

CVSS Scores

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