# CVE-2017-7559: In Undertow 2.x before 2.0.0.Alpha2, 1.4.x before 1.4.17.Final, and 1.3.x before 1.3.31.Final, it was found that the fix for CVE-2017-2666 w

- Also known as: GHSA-RJ76-H87P-R3WF
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.4.17.Final, 1.3.31.Final, 2.0.0.Alpha2
- Published: 2018-01-10 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Red Hat, Inc. undertow: 2.x before 2.0.0.Alpha2, 1.4.x before 1.4.17.Final, 1.3.x before 1.3.31.Final
- io.undertow:undertow-core (Maven): from 1.4.0, fixed in 1.4.17.Final
- io.undertow:undertow-core (Maven): from 1.3.0, fixed in 1.3.31.Final
- io.undertow:undertow-core (Maven): from 2.0.0.Alpha1, fixed in 2.0.0.Alpha2

## Description

In Undertow 2.x before 2.0.0.Alpha2, 1.4.x before 1.4.17.Final, and 1.3.x before 1.3.31.Final, it was found that the fix for CVE-2017-2666 was incomplete and invalid characters are still allowed in the query string and path parameters. This could be exploited, in conjunction with a proxy that also permitted the invalid characters but with a different interpretation, to inject data into the HTTP response. By manipulating the HTTP response the attacker could poison a web-cache, perform an XSS attack, or obtain sensitive information from requests other than their own.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Red Hat, Inc. undertow, io.undertow:undertow-core, upgrade to a fixed version (1.4.17.Final, 1.3.31.Final, 2.0.0.Alpha2) per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1322
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7559
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0002
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3458
- https://issues.jboss.org/browse/UNDERTOW-1251
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0004
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3455
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3456
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0003
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0005
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3454

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