CVE-2020-7622 HTTP Response Splitting
Attackers can perform HTTP response splitting due to missing header validation in the Jooby Netty library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-7622?
CVE-2020-7622 is a medium-severity vulnerability in io.jooby:jooby-netty, published on 6 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
This affects the package io.jooby:jooby-netty before 1.6.9, from 2.0.0 and before 2.2.1. The DefaultHttpHeaders is set to false which means it does not validates that the header isn't being abused for HTTP Response Splitting.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7622?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including io.jooby:jooby-netty. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
io.jooby:jooby-netty Maven | All versions | 2.2.1 |
io.jooby:jooby-netty Maven | All versions | 2.2.1 |
Products include Jooby Jooby.
How do I fix CVE-2020-7622?
Upgrade io.jooby:jooby-netty to 2.2.1 or later.
Is CVE-2020-7622 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7622 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in io.jooby:jooby-netty
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gv3v-92v6-m48j, SNYK-JAVA-IOJOOBY-564249.