Summary
Workarounds
There are no known workarounds.
References
Hackerone Report: https://hackerone.com/reports/2295770.
Impact
The main repo of fastify use fast-content-type-parse to parse request Content-Type, which will trim after split.
The fastify-reply-from have not use this repo to unify the parse of Content-Type, which won't trim.
As a result, a reverse proxy server built with @fastify/reply-from could misinterpret the incoming body by passing an header ContentType: application/json ; charset=utf-8. This can lead to bypass of security checks.
CVE-2023-51701 has a CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium). The vector is network-reachable, no privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. A fixed version is available (9.6.0); upgrading removes the vulnerable code path.
Affected versions
Security releases
Kodem intelligence
Severity tells you how bad this could be in the worst case. It does not tell you whether you are exposed. Exploitability and impact are functions of runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A vulnerable package can sit in your dependency tree and never run.
Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter. Kodem's runtime-powered SCA identifies whether this CVE is reachable in your applications.
Remediation advice
@fastify/reply-from v9.6.0 include the fix.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2023-51701? CVE-2023-51701 is a medium-severity security vulnerability in @fastify/reply-from (npm), affecting versions < 9.6.0. It is fixed in 9.6.0.
- How severe is CVE-2023-51701? CVE-2023-51701 has a CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Which versions of @fastify/reply-from are affected by CVE-2023-51701? @fastify/reply-from (npm) versions < 9.6.0 is affected.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2023-51701? Yes. CVE-2023-51701 is fixed in 9.6.0. Upgrade to this version or later.
- Is CVE-2023-51701 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2023-51701 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2023-51701 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
- How do I fix CVE-2023-51701? Upgrade
@fastify/reply-fromto 9.6.0 or later.