HTTP Request Smuggling Affecting actix-http package, versions >=3.0.0-beta.1 <3.0.0-beta.9<2.2.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RUST-ACTIXHTTP-1540307
  • published11 Aug 2021
  • disclosed11 Aug 2021
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 11 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-38512  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-444  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade actix-http to version 3.0.0-beta.9, 2.2.1 or higher.

Overview

actix-http is a HTTP primitives for the Actix ecosystem

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to HTTP Request Smuggling. Affected versions of this crate did not properly detect invalid requests that could allow HTTP/1 request smuggling (HRS) attacks when running alongside a vulnerable front-end proxy server. This can result in leaked internal and/or user data, including credentials, when the front-end proxy is also vulnerable. Popular front-end proxies and load balancers already mitigate HRS attacks so it is recommended that they are also kept up to date

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