7.5
HIGH
CVE-2024-21536
Apache http-proxy-middleware Denial of Service
Description

Versions of the package http-proxy-middleware before 2.0.7, from 3.0.0 and before 3.0.3 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to an UnhandledPromiseRejection error thrown by micromatch. An attacker could kill the Node.js process and crash the server by making requests to certain paths.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 19, 2024, 5:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 1, 2024, 6:03 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-21536 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Chimurai http-proxy-middleware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-21536.

URL Resource
https://gist.github.com/mhassan1/28be67266d82a53708ed59ce5dc3c94a Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/chimurai/http-proxy-middleware/commit/0b4274e8cc9e9a2c5a06f35fbf456ccfcebc55a5 Patch
https://github.com/chimurai/http-proxy-middleware/commit/788b21e4aff38332d6319557d4a5b1b13b1f9a22 Patch
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-HTTPPROXYMIDDLEWARE-8229906 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-21536 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 01, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://gist.github.com/mhassan1/28be67266d82a53708ed59ce5dc3c94a No Types Assigned https://gist.github.com/mhassan1/28be67266d82a53708ed59ce5dc3c94a Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/chimurai/http-proxy-middleware/commit/0b4274e8cc9e9a2c5a06f35fbf456ccfcebc55a5 No Types Assigned https://github.com/chimurai/http-proxy-middleware/commit/0b4274e8cc9e9a2c5a06f35fbf456ccfcebc55a5 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/chimurai/http-proxy-middleware/commit/788b21e4aff38332d6319557d4a5b1b13b1f9a22 No Types Assigned https://github.com/chimurai/http-proxy-middleware/commit/788b21e4aff38332d6319557d4a5b1b13b1f9a22 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-HTTPPROXYMIDDLEWARE-8229906 No Types Assigned https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-HTTPPROXYMIDDLEWARE-8229906 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:chimurai:http-proxy-middleware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.0.7 *cpe:2.3:a:chimurai:http-proxy-middleware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0.0 up to (excluding) 3.0.3
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Versions of the package http-proxy-middleware before 2.0.7, from 3.0.0 and before 3.0.3 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to an UnhandledPromiseRejection error thrown by micromatch. An attacker could kill the Node.js process and crash the server by making requests to certain paths.
    Added Reference Snyk https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-HTTPPROXYMIDDLEWARE-8229906 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Snyk https://gist.github.com/mhassan1/28be67266d82a53708ed59ce5dc3c94a [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Snyk https://github.com/chimurai/http-proxy-middleware/commit/788b21e4aff38332d6319557d4a5b1b13b1f9a22 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Snyk https://github.com/chimurai/http-proxy-middleware/commit/0b4274e8cc9e9a2c5a06f35fbf456ccfcebc55a5 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Snyk CWE-400
    Added CVSS V3.1 Snyk AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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