CVE-2019-7617 (GCVE-0-2019-7617)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-08-22 16:12 – Updated: 2024-08-04 20:54
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Summary
When the Elastic APM agent for Python versions before 5.1.0 is run as a CGI script, there is a variable name clash flaw if a remote attacker can control the proxy header. This could result in an attacker redirecting collected APM data to a proxy of their choosing.
Severity
7.2 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
elastic CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 69/100 over 155 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Elastic Elastic APM agent for Python Affected: before 5.1.0
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