CVE-2023-27493
Envoy doesn't escape HTTP header values
HIGH 8.1
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.51 % · percentile 43 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
Envoy is an open source edge and service proxy designed for cloud-native applications. Prior to versions 1.26.0, 1.25.3, 1.24.4, 1.23.6, and 1.22.9, Envoy does not sanitize or escape request properties when generating request headers. This can lead to characters that are illegal in header values to be sent to the upstream service. In the worst case, it can cause upstream service to interpret the original request as two pipelined requests, possibly bypassing the intent of Envoy’s security policy. Versions 1.26.0, 1.25.3, 1.24.4, 1.23.6, and 1.22.9 contain a patch. As a workaround, disable adding request headers based on the downstream request properties, such as downstream certificate properties.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-31258
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2023-27493
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 1.22.9cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 1.23.0 < 1.23.6cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 1.24.0 < 1.24.4cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 1.25.0 < 1.25.3
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| envoyproxy · envoy | affected >= 1.25.0, < 1.25.3 ; affected >= 1.24.0, < 1.24.4 ; affected >= 1.23.0, < 1.23.6 ; affected < 1.22.9 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |