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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-2666

This could be exploited, in conjunction with a proxy that also permitted the invalid characters but with a different interpretation, to inject data into the HTTP response.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 2.71%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.71%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

It was discovered in Undertow that the code that parsed the HTTP request line permitted invalid characters. This could be exploited, in conjunction with a proxy that also permitted the invalid characters but with a different interpretation, to inject data into the HTTP response. By manipulating the HTTP response the attacker could poison a web-cache, perform an XSS attack, or obtain sensitive information from requests other than their own.

CVSS 3.0
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS
2.71% probability · 85th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-444
Affected
redhat/undertow · redhat/jboss enterprise application platform · debian/debian linux
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.