CVE-2020-27543 json
Denial of Service (DoS) in restify-paginate
published 2021-02-25 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-qr9h-vr5p-pwwx , EUVD-2021-0864
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.6%
- EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The restify-paginate package 0.0.5 for Node.js allows remote attackers to cause a Denial-of-Service by omitting the HTTP Host header. A Restify-based web service would crash with an uncaught exception.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
2.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/secoats/cve/tree/master/CVE-2020-27543_dos_restify-paginate referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | restify-paginate | <=0.0.5 |
no fix listed |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-755 Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
References
-
github.com
/secoats/cve/tree/master/CVE-2020-27543_dos_restify-paginate
web, exploit, patch, third-party-advisory
-
npmjs.com
/package/restify-paginate
web, product, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/paulvarache/restify-paginate/
product, third-party-advisory
-
security.netapp.com
/advisory/ntap-20210401-0002/
third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27543
advisory
-
github.com
/paulvarache/restify-paginate
web
-
security.netapp.com
/advisory/ntap-20210401-0002
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-27543
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-qr9h-vr5p-pwwx
- NVD CVE-2020-27543
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