{"id":"CVE-2018-12116","title":"Node.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0 and 8.14.0: HTTP request splitting: If Node.js can be convinced to use unsanitized user-provided Unicode data for the `path` option of an HTTP request, then data can be provided which will tr…","summary":"Node.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0 and 8.14.0: HTTP request splitting: If Node.js can be convinced to use unsanitized user-provided Unicode data for the `path` option of an HTTP request, then data can be provided which will tr…","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","cwe":["CWE-115","CWE-113"],"vendor":"nodejs","product":"node.js","affected":["node.js >= 6.0.0, <= 6.8.1","node.js >= 6.9.0, < 6.15.0","node.js >= 8.0.0, <= 8.8.1","node.js >= 8.9.0, < 8.14.0","suse_enterprise_storage = 4","suse_linux_enterprise_server = 12","suse_linux_enterprise_server = 15","suse_openstack_cloud = 7","suse_openstack_cloud = 8"],"patched":["node.js 8.14.0"],"published":"2018-11-28","updated":"2026-10-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-08T22:16:44.543","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12116","references":[{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1821","label":"cve-request@iojs.org"},{"url":"https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2018-security-releases/","label":"cve-request@iojs.org"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48","label":"cve-request@iojs.org"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1821","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2018-security-releases/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2018/cve-2018-12116.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12116"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1660998"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12116"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12116"}],"tags":["nvd","csaf","vex","red-hat","cve.org"],"epss":0.04612,"epssPercentile":0.91633,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-08T23:16:47.294Z","scores":{"nvd":7.5,"vendor":7.2},"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-10-08T21:10:53.578347Z"},"slug":"CVE-2018-12116","body":"## Overview\n\nNode.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0 and 8.14.0: HTTP request splitting: If Node.js can be convinced to use unsanitized user-provided Unicode data for the `path` option of an HTTP request, then data can be provided which will trigger a second, unexpected, and user-defined HTTP request to made to the same server.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `node.js >= 6.0.0, <= 6.8.1`\n- `node.js >= 6.9.0, < 6.15.0`\n- `node.js >= 8.0.0, <= 8.8.1`\n- `node.js >= 8.9.0, < 8.14.0`\n- `suse_enterprise_storage = 4`\n- `suse_linux_enterprise_server = 12`\n- `suse_linux_enterprise_server = 15`\n- `suse_openstack_cloud = 7`\n- `suse_openstack_cloud = 8`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `node.js 8.14.0`\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **RHSA-2019:1821** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7), Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.4), Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5), Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6), Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) · released 2019-07-22 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1821)\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.2, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.3, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.4, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.5, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6, … · no fix planned: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.2, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.3, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.4, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.5, … · updated 2026-10-09 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2018/cve-2018-12116.json)","depth":"twilight","depthScore":42,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0.9,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}