HTTP Header Injection Affecting github.com/greenpau/caddy-security package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity
    Proof of concept
    EPSS
    0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMGREENPAUCADDYSECURITY-6249863
  • published 16 Feb 2024
  • disclosed 18 Sep 2023
  • credit Maciej Domanski, Travis Peters, David Pokora

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for github.com/greenpau/caddy-security.

Overview

github.com/greenpau/caddy-security is a Security App and Plugin for Caddy v2.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to HTTP Header Injection via the X-Forwarded-Proto header due to redirecting to the injected protocol.Exploiting this vulnerability could lead to bypass of security mechanisms or confusion in handling TLS.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
4.3 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    None