CVE-2024-6827
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.008 · 57 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Gunicorn version 21.2.0 does not properly validate the value of the 'Transfer-Encoding' header as specified in the RFC standards, which leads to the default fallback method of 'Content-Length,' making it vulnerable to TE.CL request smuggling. This vulnerability can lead to cache poisoning, data exposure, session manipulation, SSRF, XSS, DoS, data integrity compromise, security bypass, information leakage, and business logic abuse.
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affected products (10)
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advisories (3)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-0998IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-05-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM App Connect Enterprise ausnutzen, um Dateien zu manipulieren, vertrauliche Informationen preiszugeben und einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen.
- GHSA-hc5x-x2vx-497gGunicorn HTTP Request/Response Smuggling vulnerability2025-03-20ghsa · osvUS
Gunicorn version 21.2.0 does not properly validate the value of the 'Transfer-Encoding' header as specified in the RFC standards, which leads to the default fallback method of 'Content-Length,' making it vulnerable to TE.CL request smuggling. This vulnerability can lead to cache poisoning, data exposure, session manipulation, SSRF, XSS, DoS, data integrity compromise, security bypass, information leakage, and business logic abuse.
- PYSEC-2026-1433Gunicorn HTTP Request/Response Smuggling vulnerability2026-07-07vendor · osvUS
Gunicorn version 21.2.0 does not properly validate the value of the 'Transfer-Encoding' header as specified in the RFC standards, which leads to the default fallback method of 'Content-Length,' making it vulnerable to TE.CL request smuggling. This vulnerability can lead to cache poisoning, data exposure, session manipulation, SSRF, XSS, DoS, data integrity compromise, security bypass, information leakage, and business logic abuse.
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references (5)
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- https://github.com/benoitc/gunicorn/releases/tag/23.0.0Patchcnnvd
- https://huntr.com/bounties/1b4f8f38-39da-44b6-9f98-f618639d0dd7cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Gunicorn-write-access-via-Transfer-Encoding-46665cnnvd
- https://huntr.com/bounties/1b4f8f38-39da-44b6-9f98-f618639d0dd7enisa_euvd
- https://huntr.com/bounties/1b4f8f38-39da-44b6-9f98-f618639d0dd7nvd
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