CVE-2026-55603 PUBLISHED

http-proxy-middleware: multipart/form-data field injection via unescaped CRLF in `fixRequestBody`

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 16.06.2026 Published: 22.06.2026 Updated: 23.06.2026

http-proxy-middleware is node.js http-proxy middleware. From 3.0.4 until 3.0.7 and 4.1.1, fixRequestBody() is the library's documented helper for re-emitting a request body that was already consumed by a body parser. When the outgoing Content-Type is multipart/form-data, it rebuilds the body with handlerFormDataBodyData(), which interpolates each req.body key and value directly into the multipart wire format without neutralizing CR/LF. A \r\n inside a value (or key) lets an attacker close the current part and inject an entirely new form part. Because the proxy's own body parser saw a single opaque value, any gateway-side policy or validation performed on req.body is evaluated against a different set of fields than the upstream backend ultimately parses a request/parameter desynchronization across the trust boundary. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.0.7 and 4.1.1.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
CVSS Score: 7.5

Product Status

Vendor chimurai
Product http-proxy-middleware
Versions
  • Version >= 3.0.4, < 3.0.7 is affected
  • Version >= 4.0.0, < 4.1.1 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-93: Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection') CWE