Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU92404

Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests in Gin - CVE-2020-28483

Published: June 20, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU92404

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28483

CWE-ID: CWE-444

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform 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.

Affected software

Gin
Planning Analytics Local

How to mitigate CVE-2020-28483

Install updates from vendor's website.

Gin - update to 1.7.0
Planning Analytics Local - addressed in versions 2.0.0.96, 2.1.3

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