CVE-2022-45059 Other in n/a
Attackers can perform request smuggling by manipulating hop-by-hop headers, bypassing security controls in Varnish Cache servers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-45059?
CVE-2022-45059 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 9 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Varnish Cache 7.x before 7.1.2 and 7.2.x before 7.2.1. A request smuggling attack can be performed on Varnish Cache servers by requesting that certain headers are made hop-by-hop, preventing the Varnish Cache servers from forwarding critical headers to the backend.
Weakness: CWE-444
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45059?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including varnish. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
varnish Bitnami | From 7.0.0 | 7.1.2, 7.2.1 |
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Varnish Cache Project Varnish Cache.
How do I fix CVE-2022-45059?
Upgrade varnish to a fixed version for your release line: 7.1.2 or 7.2.1.
Is CVE-2022-45059 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45059 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2022-45059, BIT-varnish-2022-45059, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-45059, GHSA-p22x-6r5h-g873, OESA-2023-1915, OESA-2023-1916 and 1 more.