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Fastify CVE-2022-39288

HIGH
Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions (CWE-754)
2022-10-10 security-advisories@github.com
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A10:2025 - Mishandling of Exceptional Conditions
ASVS 5.0
V16 - Security Logging and Error Handling Unusual condition handling
Impact

CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity + EPSS > 10%.
Patch available 59.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

fastify is a fast and low overhead web framework, for Node.js. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

Affected Packages

npm fastify fix: 4.8.1

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in npm

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-754. fastify is a fast and low overhead web framework, for Node.js. Affected versions of fastify are subject to a denial of service via malicious use of the Content-Type header. An attacker can send an invalid Content-Type header that can cause the application to crash. This issue has been addressed in commit fbb07e8d and will be included in release version 4.8.1. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may manually filter out http content with malicious Content-Type headers. Affected products include: Fastify. Version information: version 4.8.1..

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

DescriptionNVD

fastify is a fast and low overhead web framework, for Node.js. Affected versions of fastify are subject to a denial of service via malicious use of the Content-Type header. An attacker can send an invalid Content-Type header that can cause the application to crash. This issue has been addressed in commit fbb07e8d and will be included in release version 4.8.1. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may manually filter out http content with malicious Content-Type headers.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
59.2%
Top 1% exploitable
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 59.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity + EPSS > 10%
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

97
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +59
CVSS: +38
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:fastify:fastify:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
CVE-2023-31999 HIGH POC
8.8 Jul 04

All versions of @fastify/oauth2 used a statically generated state parameter at startup time and were used across all req

CVE-2021-22964 HIGH POC
8.8 Oct 14

A redirect vulnerability in the `fastify-static` module version >= 4.2.4 and < 4.4.1 allows remote attackers to redirect

CVE-2025-32442 HIGH POC
7.5 Apr 18

Fastify is a fast and low overhead web framework, for Node.js. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is rem

CVE-2020-8136 HIGH POC
7.5 Mar 20

Prototype pollution vulnerability in fastify-multipart < 1.0.5 allows an attacker to crash fastify applications parsing

CVE-2018-3711 HIGH POC
7.5 Jun 07

Fastify node module before 0.38.0 is vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack by sending a request with "Content-Type: a

CVE-2020-8192 MEDIUM POC
6.5 Jul 30

A denial of service vulnerability exists in Fastify v2.14.1 and v3.0.0-rc.4 that allows a malicious user to trigger reso

CVE-2021-22963 MEDIUM POC
6.1 Oct 14

A redirect vulnerability in the fastify-static module version < 4.2.4 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbit

CVE-2026-6556 CRITICAL
9.1 Jun 30

Authorization bypass in the @fastify/express middleware-compatibility plugin (versions 4.0.6 and earlier) lets unauthent

CVE-2026-33808 CRITICAL
9.1 Apr 15

Authentication bypass in @fastify/express v4.0.4 and earlier allows remote unauthenticated attackers to access protected

CVE-2026-33807 CRITICAL
9.1 Apr 15

Middleware bypass in Fastify Express plugin (fastify/express) allows complete circumvention of authentication, authoriza

CVE-2022-41919 HIGH
8.8 Nov 22

Fastify is a web framework with minimal overhead and plugin architecture. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerabi

CVE-2026-2880 HIGH
8.2 Feb 27

Authentication and authorization bypass in @fastify/middie (Node.js middleware library for Fastify) allows remote unauth

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