CVE-2024-42342 Loway - CWE-444: Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')
Medium 4.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-42342 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2024-42342 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Loway QueueMetrics, published on 8 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42342 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Loway QueueMetrics. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42342/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42342/index.md)
Attackers can exploit HTTP request smuggling in QueueMetrics to bypass security controls or poison caches.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-42342?
CVE-2024-42342 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Loway QueueMetrics, published on 8 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Loway - CWE-444: Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')
Weakness: CWE-444
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42342?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Loway Queuemetrics.
How do I fix CVE-2024-42342?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42342 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-42342 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42342 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Loway QueueMetrics
Sources
Also known as GHSA-49cf-mffg-jj22.