Nodejs ‘undici’ vulnerable to CRLF Injection via Content-Type
Impact
=< undici@5.8.0 users are vulnerable to CRLF Injection on headers when using unsanitized input as request headers, more specifically, inside the content-type header.
Example:
import { request } from 'undici'
const unsanitizedContentTypeInput = 'application/json\r\n\r\nGET /foo2 HTTP/1.1'
await request('http://localhost:3000, {
method: 'GET',
headers: {
'content-type': unsanitizedContentTypeInput
},
})
The above snippet will perform two requests in a single request API call:
http://localhost:3000/http://localhost:3000/foo2
Patches
This issue was patched in Undici v5.8.1
Workarounds
Sanitize input when sending content-type headers using user input.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in undici repository
- To make a report, follow the SECURITY document
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | undici | < 5.8.2 | 5.8.2 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-74, CWE-93- Platform
- npm
- Package
undici- Disclosed
- 18.08.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-f772-66g8-q5h3 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: undici
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
- 46
- First → latest
- 06.2022 09.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 13
- Medium 21
- Low 12
Disclosures per year
- 2022: 5
- 2023: 3
- 2024: 5
- 2025: 2
- 2026: 31
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