SB2018060109 - Information disclosure in HAProxy
Published: June 1, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018060109
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11469)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists in the check_request_for_cacheability function of HAProxy due to improper caching of responses for requests that include an authorization header by the check_request_for_cacheability function, as defined in the proto_http.csource code file. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and access sensitive information, which could be used to conduct further attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.