nodejs-http-signature: HTTP header forgery
Published Jun 4, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.86%
Description
Http-signature is a "Reference implementation of Joyent's HTTP Signature Scheme". In versions <=0.9.11, http-signature signs only the header values, but not the header names. This makes http-signature vulnerable to header forgery. Thus, if an attacker can intercept a request, he can swap header names and change the meaning of the request without changing the signature.
Affected products
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- Version <=0.9.11StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HackerOne | n/a | n/a |
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- ≤ 0.9.11
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
nodejs-http-signature
Will not fix
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4
nodejs-http-signature
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3
nodejs-http-signature
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-nodejs4-nodejs-http-signature
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-nodejs6-nodejs-http-signature
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | nodejs-http-signature | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4 | nodejs-http-signature | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3 | nodejs-http-signature | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-nodejs4-nodejs-http-signature | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-nodejs6-nodejs-http-signature | Not affected | n/a |
http-signature
npm
Introduced 0 Fixed 0.10.0
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | http-signature | 0 | 0.10.0 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.86% (0.00857) | 56.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.86% (0.00857) | 56.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00082) | 35.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 26, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00081) | 33.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 28.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16005 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1588846 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q257-vv4p-fg92 Advisory
- https://github.com/joyent/node-http-signature/issues/10 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/318 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16005
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16005
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/318
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16005 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1588846 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q257-vv4p-fg92 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/joyent/node-http-signature/issues/10 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/318 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16005 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16005 | ||
| https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/318 |
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