CVE-2026-55603

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

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 22, 2026 at 08:07 PM UTC
Updated: October 25, 2026 at 11:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorHTTP Proxy Middleware

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
PoC

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

3.0.4 ≤ v < 3.0.74.0.0 ≤ v < 4.1.1
Affected range stops below 3.0.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/chimurai/http-proxy-middleware/security/advisories/GHSA-gcq2-9pq2-cxqm

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CVSS

7.5HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

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StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-93

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