CVE-2017-7559
mediumpriority · track · 25EPSS 0.019 · 80 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
In Undertow 2.x before 2.0.0.Alpha2, 1.4.x before 1.4.17.Final, and 1.3.x before 1.3.31.Final, it was found that the fix for CVE-2017-2666 was incomplete and invalid characters are still allowed in the query string and path parameters. This could be exploited, in conjunction with a proxy that also permitted the invalid characters but with a different interpretation, to inject data into the HTTP response. By manipulating the HTTP response the attacker could poison a web-cache, perform an XSS attack, or obtain sensitive information from requests other than their own.
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affected products (9)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-rj76-h87p-r3wfUndertow vulnerable to Request Smuggling2022-05-13ghsa · osvUS
In Undertow 2.x before 2.0.0.Alpha2, 1.4.x before 1.4.17.Final, and 1.3.x before 1.3.31.Final, it was found that the fix for CVE-2017-2666 was incomplete and invalid characters are still allowed in the query string and path parameters. This could be exploited, in conjunction with a proxy that also permitted the invalid characters but with a different interpretation, to inject data into the HTTP response. By manipulating the HTTP response the attacker could poison a web-cache, perform an XSS attack, or obtain sensitive information from requests other than their own.
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references (33)
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- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3454cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3455cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3456cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3458cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0002cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0003cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0004cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0005cnnvd
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