CVE-2017-12165

Description

It was discovered that Undertow processes http request headers with unusual whitespaces which can cause possible http request smuggling.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

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CVSS v3 Score Breakdown

Red HatNVDcve.org
Base Score2.67.52.6
Attack VectorNetworkNetworkNetwork
Attack ComplexityHighLowHigh
Privileges RequiredLowNoneLow
User InteractionRequiredNoneRequired
ScopeUnchangedUnchangedUnchanged
ConfidentialityNoneNoneNone
Integrity ImpactLowHighLow
Availability ImpactNoneNoneNone

Vector

Red Hat: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

NVD: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

cve.org: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Understanding the Weakness (CWE)

CWE-444

Integrity,Non-Repudiation,Access Control

Technical Impact: Unexpected State; Hide Activities; Bypass Protection Mechanism

An attacker could create HTTP messages to exploit a number of weaknesses including 1) the message can trick the web server to associate a URL with another URL's webpage and caching the contents of the webpage (web cache poisoning attack), 2) the message can be structured to bypass the firewall protection mechanisms and gain unauthorized access to a web application, and 3) the message can invoke a script or a page that returns client credentials (similar to a Cross Site Scripting attack).

Acknowledgements

This issue was discovered by Stuart Douglas (Red Hat).

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