Input validation error in envoy - CVE-2024-45806

 

Input validation error in envoy - CVE-2024-45806

Published: September 20, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU97625
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45806
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the application.

The vulnerability exists due to software considers all RFC1918 private address ranges as internal. A remote attacker can manipulate Envoy headers and gain unauthorized access or perform other malicious actions within the mesh.


Affected software

envoy
Istio
OpenShift Service Mesh

How to mitigate CVE-2024-45806

Install updates from vendor's website.

envoy - addressed in versions 1.28.7, 1.29.9, 1.30.6, 1.31.2
Istio - addressed in versions 1.22.5, 1.23.2
OpenShift Service Mesh - addressed in versions 2.5.5, 2.6.2

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