CVE-2026-15157
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.003 · 18 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
undici does not validate the type property of a duck-typed blob-like request body before using it as the Content-Type header on the HTTP/1.1 dispatcher. In undici before 6.28.0, from 7.0.0 up to before 7.29.0, and from 8.0.0 up to before 8.9.0, an application that passes a hand-rolled blob-like body (via request, stream, pipeline, or dispatch) whose type is derived from untrusted input allows an attacker to inject CRLF sequences and append arbitrary HTTP headers, potentially smuggling a second request past the upstream. Native Blob objects are safe because their constructor strips CRLF from the type, and fetch is unaffected because it validates headers, but ecosystem libraries that build duck-typed blob shapes from user input can reach the vulnerable path. This is the same defect class as CVE-2022-35948 and CVE-2026-1527, on a header sink that the earlier fixes did not cover. The issue is fixed in undici 6.28.0, 7.29.0, and 8.9.0.
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affected products (14)
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- IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repositoryall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:websphere_service_registry_and_repository:-
advisories (3)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-3596IBM App Connect Enterprise: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-09-27csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM App Connect Enterprise ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, um Informationen offenzulegen, um Dateien zu manipulieren und um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-3621IBM App Connect Enterprise: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-09-28csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM App Connect Enterprise ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, um Daten zu manipulieren und um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
- GHSA-m8rv-5g2x-5cg5undici vulnerable to CRLF Injection via blob-like body 'type' property2026-08-03ghsa · osvUS
### Impact When an application passes a duck-typed blob-like body to undici's HTTP/1.1 dispatcher (via `request()`, `stream()`, `pipeline()`, or `dispatch()`) with a `.type` derived from untrusted input, an attacker can inject CRLF sequences (`\r\n`) to append arbitrary HTTP headers and potentially smuggle a second request past the upstream. The vulnerable branch in `lib/dispatcher/client-h1.js` pushes `body.type` directly into the outgoing headers with no validation, while every other header path in undici goes through `isValidHeaderValue()`: ```javascript } else if (util.isBlobLike(body) && request.contentType == null && body.type) { headers.push('content-type', body.type) // bypasses isValidHeaderValue() } ``` The bug requires a hand-rolled duck-typed blob object or a Blob subclass with a controlled `.type`. Native `Blob` is safe because its constructor strips CRLF from `.type`. `fetch()` is unaffected because it validates via the `Headers` class. Ecosystem consumers that build duck-typed blob shapes from user input include `form-data-encoder`, `formdata-polyfill`, and `formdata-node`. Same defect class as `CVE-2022-35948` (explicit `content-type` sink, fixed in undici 5.8.2) and `CVE-2026-1527` (`upgrade` option sink, fixed in 6.24.0 / 7.24.0), both closed by adding `isValidHeaderValue()` on their respective sinks. This branch was missed. ### Patches Patched in undici v6.28.0, v7.29.0, and v8.9.0. Users should upgrade to one of these versions or later. ### Workarounds - Set an explicit, validated `content-type` header on the request options (skips the vulnerable branch). - Use a native `Blob` (or `fetch-blob`) instead of a hand-rolled duck-typed object. - Reject control characters in the MIME type before assigning it to `.type`. - Use `fetch()` instead of the non-`fetch` APIs.
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references (6)
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- https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.htmlcnnvd
- https://github.com/nodejs/undici/security/advisories/GHSA-m8rv-5g2x-5cg5cnnvd
- https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/nodejs/undici/security/advisories/GHSA-m8rv-5g2x-5cg5enisa_euvd
- https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.htmlVendor Advisorynvd
- https://github.com/nodejs/undici/security/advisories/GHSA-m8rv-5g2x-5cg5MitigationVendor Advisorynvd
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