#VU61508 HTTP response splitting in PSR-7


Published: 2022-03-21

Vulnerability identifier: #VU61508

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24775

CWE-ID: CWE-113

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
PSR-7
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: Guzzle

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform HTTP splitting attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to software does not corrector process CRLF character sequences. A remote attacker can send specially crafted request containing CRLF sequence and make the application to send a split HTTP response.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker perform cache poisoning attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

PSR-7: 2.1.0, 2.0.0, 1.8.0 - 1.8.3


External links
http://github.com/guzzle/psr7/security/advisories/GHSA-q7rv-6hp3-vh96
http://github.com/guzzle/psr7/pull/485/commits/e55afaa3fc138c89adf3b55a8ba20dc60d17f1f1
http://github.com/guzzle/psr7/pull/486/commits/9a96d9db668b485361ed9de7b5bf1e54895df1dc


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.


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