#VU93102 Input validation error in Undertow - CVE-2024-6162
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93102
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6162
CWE-ID:
CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Undertow
Server applications /
Web servers
Vendor: Red Hat Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when handling url-encoded request path information. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Undertow: 2.0.0.Alpha1 - 2.3.13
External links
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6162
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2293069
https://github.com/undertow-io/undertow/releases/tag/2.3.14.Final
https://github.com/undertow-io/undertow/releases/tag/2.2.33.Final
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.
