CVE-2021-20220 — HTTP Request Smuggling in Redhat Undertow
Severity
4.8MEDIUMNVD
CNA6.5GHSA6.5OSV6.5
EPSS
0.2%
top 60.08%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedFeb 23
Latest updateJun 16
Description
A flaw was found in Undertow. A regression in the fix for CVE-2020-10687 was found. HTTP request smuggling related to CVE-2017-2666 is possible against HTTP/1.x and HTTP/2 due to permitting invalid characters in an HTTP request. This flaw allows an attacker to poison a web-cache, perform an XSS attack, or obtain sensitive information from request other than their own. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitability: 2.2 | Impact: 2.5