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CVE-2018-12537GHSA-6CW8-7J6C-HCCP

In Eclipse Vert.x version 3.0 to 3.5.1, the HttpServer response headers and HttpClient request headers do not filter carriage return and lin

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Fix
Fixed in 3.5.2
1 proof of concept on GitHub

Summary

In Eclipse Vert.x version 3.0 to 3.5.1, the HttpServer response headers and HttpClient request headers do not filter carriage return and line feed characters from the header value. This allow unfiltered values to inject a new header in the client request or server response.

Timeline

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Affected versions

  • The Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Vert.x

    From 3.0; through 3.5.1

  • io.vertx:vertx-coreMaven

    From 3.0.0 · fixed in 3.5.2

References 8

GitHub · eclipse/vert.x

compass-security.com

access.redhat.com

bugs.eclipse.org

bugzilla.redhat.com

GitHub · tafamace/CVE-2018-12537