SB2021040629 - Spoofing attack in OpenResty lua-nginx-module
Published: April 6, 2021 Updated: April 14, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021040629
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36309)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing URI in HTTP requests. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the server and modify its response. As a result, an attacker can perform spoofing attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.