#VU72347 HTTP response splitting in FortiOS - CVE-2022-42472

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#VU72347 HTTP response splitting in FortiOS - CVE-2022-42472

Published: February 17, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU72347
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42472
CWE-ID: CWE-113
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FortiOS
Software vendor:
Fortinet, Inc

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to software does not correctly process CRLF character sequences. A remote user can send specially crafted request containing CRLF sequence and inject arbitrary HTTP headers.

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


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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