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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-12196

undertow before versions 1.4.18.SP1, 2.0.2.Final, 1.4.24.Final was found vulnerable when using Digest authentication, the server does not ensure that the value of URI in the Authorization header matches the URI in HTTP request line.

MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 2.01%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.01%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

undertow before versions 1.4.18.SP1, 2.0.2.Final, 1.4.24.Final was found vulnerable when using Digest authentication, the server does not ensure that the value of URI in the Authorization header matches the URI in HTTP request line. This allows the attacker to cause a MITM attack and access the desired content on the server.

CVSS 3.0
5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
2.01% probability · 81th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-287, CWE-863
Affected
redhat/undertow · redhat/jboss enterprise application platform · redhat/jboss fuse · redhat/virtualization
Source
secalert@redhat.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 2.01%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 2.0% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.