CVE-2018-11783 Information disclosure in Apache Traffic Server
The sslheaders plugin fails to strip client certificate headers, potentially allowing attackers to spoof identity or access sensitive data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-11783?
CVE-2018-11783 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server, published on 7 Mar 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
sslheaders plugin extracts information from the client certificate and sets headers in the request based on the configuration of the plugin. The plugin doesn't strip the headers from the request in some scenarios. This problem was discovered in versions 6.0.0 to 6.0.3, 7.0.0 to 7.1.5, and 8.0.0 to 8.0.1.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11783?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apache Traffic Server.
How do I fix CVE-2018-11783?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2018-11783 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11783 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apache Traffic Server
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11783, GHSA-xr2q-4fvx-23gr, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11783.