CVE-2023-27522 (GCVE-0-2023-27522)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-03-07 15:09 – Updated: 2025-02-13 16:45
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Apache HTTP Server: mod_proxy_uwsgi HTTP response splitting
Summary
HTTP Response Smuggling vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server via mod_proxy_uwsgi. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.30 through 2.4.55.
Special characters in the origin response header can truncate/split the response forwarded to the client.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-23 16:41 UTC
CWE
- CWE-444 - Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Responses ('HTTP Response Smuggling')
Assigner
References
3 references
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache HTTP Server |
Affected:
2.4.30 , ≤ 2.4.55
(semver)
|
guessed | |
| apache | http_server |
Affected:
2.4.30 , ≤ 2.4.55
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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