CVE-2022-31778 Transfer-Encoding not treated as hop-by-hop

High 7.5 Published Updated

An attacker can poison the cache by exploiting improper handling of the Transfer-Encoding header in Apache Traffic Server.

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

What is CVE-2022-31778?

CVE-2022-31778 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server, published on 10 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in handling the Transfer-Encoding header of Apache Traffic Server allows an attacker to poison the cache. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server 8.0.0 to 9.0.2.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31778?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apache Traffic Server, Debian Debian Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2022-31778?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2022-31778 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31778 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apache Traffic Server vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-31778, GHSA-w7rf-qxv9-mpv7, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-31778.

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