#VU29910 Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests in Microsoft products

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#VU29910 Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests in Microsoft products

Published: July 15, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU29910
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-444
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Windows
Windows Server
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS)
Software vendor:
Microsoft

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to the way that HTTP proxies (front-end) and web servers (back-end) that do not strictly adhere to RFC standards handle sequences of HTTP requests received from multiple sources. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to a targeted IIS Server, perform HTTP request smuggling attack and modify responses or retrieve information from another user's HTTP session.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Microsoft recommends that administrators review front-end environmental configurations, and if necessary, enable the request smuggling filter. Testing is required to determine that front-end load balancers and proxies do not forward malformed requests; these requests will be rejected when the filter is enabled, and may disrupt communications.

Enable the request smuggling filter on your web server by using the Registry Editor

Note Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys and Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or view the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe.

  1. Click Start, click Run, type Regedit in the Open box, and then click OK.
  2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\HTTP\Parameters
  3. Set DWORD type value DisableRequestSmuggling to one of the following:
    • Set to 0 to disable the filter
    • Set to 1 to enable the filter
  4. Exit Registry Editor.
  5. Restart the computer.

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