CVE-2020-15168 LOW

CVE-2020-15168: File size limit bypass in node-fetch

Vendor Node-Fetch
Product node-fetch
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published September 10, 2020
Last update August 4, 2024

CVSS base score

2.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

node-fetch before versions 2.6.1 and 3.0.0-beta.9 did not honor the size option after following a redirect, which means that when a content size was over the limit, a FetchError would never get thrown and the process would end without failure. For most people, this fix will have a little or no impact. However, if you are relying on node-fetch to gate files above a size, the impact could be significant, for example: If you don't double-check the size of the data after fetch() has completed, your JS thread could get tied up doing work on a large file (DoS) and/or cost you money in computing.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 10, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated