Vulnerability identifier: #VU31401
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-254
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Redis
Server applications /
Database software
Vendor: Salvatore Sanfilippo
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
networking.c in Redis before 3.2.7 allows "Cross Protocol Scripting" because it lacks a check for POST and Host: strings, which are not valid in the Redis protocol (but commonly occur when an attack triggers an HTTP request to the Redis TCP port).
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Redis: 3.2.0 - 3.2.6
External links
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101572
https://github.com/antirez/redis/commit/874804da0c014a7d704b3d285aa500098a931f50
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/antirez/redis/3.2/00-RELEASENOTES
https://www.reddit.com/r/redis/comments/5r8wxn/redis_327_is_out_important_security_fixes_inside/
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.