CVE-2024-23641
Sending a GET or HEAD request with a body crashes SvelteKit
Summary
### Summary In SvelteKit 2 sending a GET request with a body eg `{}` to a SvelteKit app in preview or with `adapter-node` throws `Request with GET/HEAD method cannot have body.` and crashes the app. ``` node:internal/deps/undici/undici:6066 throw new TypeError("Request with GET/HEAD method cannot have body."); ^ TypeError: Request with GET/HEAD method cannot have body. at new Request (node:internal/deps/undici/undici:6066:17) at getRequest (file:///C:/Users/admin/Desktop/reproduction/node_modules/@sveltejs/kit/src/exports/node/index.js:107:9) at file:///C:/Users/admin/Desktop/reproduction/node_modules/@sveltejs/kit/src/exports/vite/preview/index.js:181:26 at call (file:///C:/Users/admin/Desktop/reproduction/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-9A4-l-43.js:44795:7) at next (file:///C:/Users/admin/Desktop/reproduction/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-9A4-l-43.js:44739:5) at file:///C:/Users/admin/Desktop/reproduction/node_modules/@sveltejs/kit/src/exports/vite/preview/index.js:172:6 at call (file:///C:/Users/admin/Desktop/reproduction/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-9A4-l-43.js:44795:7) at next (file:///C:/Users/admin/Desktop/reproduction/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-9A4-l-43.js:44739:5) at file:///C:/Users/admin/Desktop/reproduction/node_modules/@sveltejs/kit/src/exports/vite/preview/index.js:211:27 at call (file:///C:/Users/admin/Desktop/reproduction/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-9A4-l-43.js:44795:7) Node.js v20.11.0 ``` `TRACE` requests will also cause the app to crash. Prerendered pages and SvelteKit 1 apps are not affected. ### PoC First do a fresh install of SvelteKit 2 with the example app. Typescript. 1. `npm run build` 2. `npm run preview` 3. Go to http://localhost:4173 (works) 4. curl -X GET -d "{}" http://localhost:4173/bye 5. Application crashes and http://localhost:4173 is down ### Impact Denial of Service for apps using `adapter-node`
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | @sveltejs/adapter-node | — | 2.1.2, 3.0.3, 4.0.1 |
| npm | @sveltejs/kit | — | 2.4.3 |
Remediation: Upgrade to 2.1.2 or later.
References
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