HTTP Request Smuggling in Netius library



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-7655
CWE-ID CWE-444
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Netius
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

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Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests

EUVDB-ID: #VU28185

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7655

CWE-ID: CWE-444 - Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request Smuggling')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform HTTP request smuggling attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect Transfer encoding header parsing which could allow for CL:TE or TE:TE attacks. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and perform HTTP request smuggling attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Netius: 1.5.9 - 1.17.57

CPE2.3 External links

https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-NETIUS-569141


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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