Security restrictions bypass in Apache Traffic Server - CVE-2018-8004

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Security restrictions bypass in Apache Traffic Server - CVE-2018-8004

Published: August 30, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU14569
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8004
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Apache Traffic Server

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to multiple HTTP smuggling and cache poisoning issues when clients make malicious requests. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and bypass security restrictions to conduct further attacks.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-8004

Update to version 6.2.3, 7.1.4.

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