Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests in Puma - CVE-2022-24790

 

Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests in Puma - CVE-2022-24790

Published: April 1, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU61798
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24790
CWE-ID: CWE-444
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Evan Phoenix
Affected software:
Puma

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to preform HTTP request smuggling attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of HTTP requests. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the server and smuggle arbitrary HTTP headers.

Successful exploitation of vulnerability may allow an attacker to poison HTTP cache and perform phishing attacks.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-24790

Install updates from vendor's website.

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