CVE-2016-10543
Route Validation Bypass in call
call is an HTTP router that is primarily used by the hapi framework. There exists a bug in call versions 2.0.1-3.0.1 that does not validate empty parameters, which could result in invalid input bypassing the route validation rules.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.3
call is an HTTP router that is primarily used by the hapi framework. There exists a bug in call versions 2.0.1-3.0.1 that does not validate empty parameters, which could result in invalid input bypassing the route validation rules.
- Record
CVE-2016-10543- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
call is an HTTP router that is primarily used by the hapi framework. There exists a bug in call versions 2.0.1-3.0.1 that does not validate empty parameters, which could result in invalid input bypassing the route validation rules.
- Record
CVE-2016-10543- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0257 No score
call is an HTTP router that is primarily used by the hapi framework. There exists a bug in call versions 2.0.1-3.0.1 that does not validate empty parameters, which could result in invalid input bypassing the route validation rules.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0257- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-84fv-prrc-5ggr No score
Route Validation Bypass in call
Affected versions of call do not validate empty parameters, which may result in a bypass of route validation rules.
Proof of Concept
Routing Scheme:
/api/{param}/{param2}/details
Triggering Request Path:
/api///
Recommendation
Update to version 3.0.2 or later.
- Record
GHSA-84fv-prrc-5ggr- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.3
call is an HTTP router that is primarily used by the hapi framework. There exists a bug in call versions 2.0.1-3.0.1 that does not validate empty parameters, which could result in invalid input bypassing the route validation rules.
- Record
CVE-2016-10543- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-84fv-prrc-5ggr No score
Route Validation Bypass in call
Affected versions of call do not validate empty parameters, which may result in a bypass of route validation rules.
Proof of Concept
Routing Scheme:
/api/{param}/{param2}/details
Triggering Request Path:
/api///
Recommendation
Update to version 3.0.2 or later.
- Record
GHSA-84fv-prrc-5ggr- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
callnpm |
2.0.1 up to 3.0.2 | 3.0.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-10543 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Call Project Call, published May 31, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.22%, the 68th percentile. Fixed in call 3.0.2.