HTTP response splitting in Undertow - CVE-2017-12165
Published: May 18, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12841
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12165
CWE-ID: CWE-113
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Red Hat Inc.
Affected software:
Undertow
Undertow
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to write arbitrary files on the target system.
The weakness exists due to processing http request headers with unusual whitespaces. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening specially crafted input and cause http request smuggling.
The weakness exists due to processing http request headers with unusual whitespaces. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening specially crafted input and cause http request smuggling.