Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')
CVE-2021-20220
Summary
A flaw was found in Undertow. A regression in the fix for CVE-2020-10687 was found. HTTP request smuggling related to CVE-2017-2666 is possible against HTTP/1.x and HTTP/2 due to permitting invalid characters in an HTTP request. This flaw allows an attacker to poison a web cache, perform an XSS attack, or obtain sensitive information from requests other than their own. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity. The issue affects undertow-core versions 1.0.0.Beta18 through 2.0.33, and 2.1.0.Final through 2.1.5.Final
- HIGH
- NETWORK
- LOW
- UNCHANGED
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CWE-444 - HTTP Request Smuggling
Entities such as web servers, web caching proxies, and application firewalls could parse HTTP requests differently. When there are two or more such entities in the path of an HTTP request, an attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request that is seen as two different sets of requests by the attacked devices, allowing the attacker to smuggle a request into one device without the other device being aware of it. Such a vulnerability can prove devastating, for it enables further attacks on the application, like web cache poisoning, session hijacking, cross-site scripting, security bypassing, and sensitive information exposure.
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