# CVE-2020-28361: Kamailio before 5.4.0, as used in Sip Express Router (SER) in Sippy Softswitch 4.5 through 5.2 and other products, allows a bypass of a head

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-11-18 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Kamailio before 5.4.0, as used in Sip Express Router (SER) in Sippy Softswitch 4.5 through 5.2 and other products, allows a bypass of a header-removal protection mechanism via whitespace characters. This occurs in the remove_hf function in the Kamailio textops module. Particular use of remove_hf in Sippy Softswitch may allow skilled attacker having a valid credential in the system to disrupt internal call start/duration accounting mechanisms leading potentially to a loss of revenue.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159030/Kamailio-5.4.0-Header-Smuggling.html
- https://support.sippysoft.com/support/discussions/topics/3000179616

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