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CVE-2018-7159: node.js from 4.0.0 (inclusive), through 4.1.2 (inclusive), from 4.2.0 (inclusive), before 4.9.0 (exclusive), from…
CVE-2018-7159. CVSS 3.1 base score 5.3 (MEDIUM, NVD). EPSS 0.03565 (percentile 0.89035), scored 2026-10-08.
Affected technology
node.js · from 4.0.0 (inclusive), through 4.1.2 (inclusive)
nodejs
node.js · from 4.2.0 (inclusive), before 4.9.0 (exclusive)
nodejs
node.js · from 6.0.0 (inclusive), through 6.8.1 (inclusive)
nodejs
node.js · from 6.9.0 (inclusive), before 6.14.0 (exclusive)
nodejs
node.js · from 8.0.0 (inclusive), through 8.8.1 (inclusive)
nodejs
node.js · from 8.9.0 (inclusive), before 8.11.0 (exclusive)
nodejs
node.js · from 9.0.0 (inclusive), before 9.10.0 (exclusive)
nodejs
Node.js · 4.x, 6.x, 8.x, 9.x
The Node.js Project
Description’s affected range: versions of Node.js ignores spaces in the `Content-Length` header
Component: Not specified by the source
Attack conditions (NVD, CVSS 3.1): Network (remote) · No privileges required · No user interaction required
What an attacker can do
NVD’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 5.3/10) rates confidentiality and availability impact as none; integrity impact as low. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.
- CWE
- CWE-20, CWE-115
- CCR priority
- 22.1 /100 (P4)
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N · NVD
- EPSS
- 0.03565 · percentile 0.89035 · 2026-10-08
- KEV
- no
Provenance
- GitHub Advisory Database · Source record · observed 2026-10-09 03:17:07.463462+00:00 UTC
- NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-09 03:13:32.966430+00:00 UTC
Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2018-7159.html