Vulnerability identifier: #VU28185

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7655

CWE-ID: CWE-444

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Netius
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: Hive Solutions

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform HTTP request smuggling attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect Transfer encoding header parsing which could allow for CL:TE or TE:TE attacks. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and perform HTTP request smuggling attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Netius: 1.5.9 - 1.17.57

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External links
http://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-NETIUS-569141

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.