Vulnerability identifier: #VU25806

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17569

CWE-ID: CWE-444

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Apache Tomcat
Server applications / Web servers

Vendor: Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform HTTP request smuggling attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing a Transfer-Encoding headers. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and perform HTTP request smuggling attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Tomcat: 9.0.28 - 9.0.30, 7.0.98 - 7.0.99, 8.5.48 - 8.5.50

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External links
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r88def002c5c78534674ca67472e035099fbe088813d50062094a1390%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00006.html

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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.