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Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')

CVE-2024-52304

Medium
6.3/10

Summary

The package aiohttp is an asynchronous HTTP client/server framework for asyncio and Python. The Python parser parses newlines in chunk extensions incorrectly, which can lead to Request Smuggling vulnerabilities under certain conditions. If a pure Python version of aiohttp is installed (i.e. without the usual C extensions) or `AIOHTTP_NO_EXTENSIONS` is enabled, then an attacker may be able to execute a Request Smuggling attack to bypass certain firewalls or proxy protections. This issue affects aiohttp package versions through 3.10.11rc0, 3.11.0b0 through 3.11.0rc2, and 4.0.0a0 through 4.0.0a1.

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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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