CVE-2020-36309 Other in n/a

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

The OpenResty Lua module allows unsafe characters in URI or header mutations, potentially leading to request smuggling or header injection issues.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-36309?

CVE-2020-36309 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Apr 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

ngx_http_lua_module (aka lua-nginx-module) before 0.10.16 in OpenResty allows unsafe characters in an argument when using the API to mutate a URI, or a request or response header.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36309?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including openresty. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
openresty BitnamiAll versions0.10.16

Products include Openresty Lua-Nginx-Module.

How do I fix CVE-2020-36309?

Upgrade openresty to 0.10.16 or later.

Is CVE-2020-36309 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36309 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as BIT-openresty-2020-36309, DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36309, GHSA-j8m6-95xp-pmp6, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36309.

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