Security restrictions bypass in Apache Traffic Server - CVE-2018-8040

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Security restrictions bypass in Apache Traffic Server - CVE-2018-8040

Published: August 30, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU14570
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-2018-8040
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 an error when pages are rendered using the ESI plugin. A remote attacker can bypass security restrictions and gain header variable access in the ESI plugin.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-8040

Update to version 6.2.3, 7.1.4.

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