Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')
CVE-2020-3246
Summary
A vulnerability in the web server of Cisco Umbrella could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to perform a carriage return line feed (CRLF) injection attack against a user of an affected service. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user to access a crafted URL. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject arbitrary HTTP headers into valid HTTP responses sent to the browser of the user.
- LOW
- NETWORK
- LOW
- UNCHANGED
- REQUIRED
- NONE
- NONE
- NONE
CWE-93 - Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')
The software uses CRLF (carriage return line feeds) as a special element, e.g. to separate lines or records, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes CRLF sequences from inputs.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published