# CVE-2024-1135: HTTP Request Smuggling in benoitc/gunicorn

- Also known as: GHSA-W3H3-4RJ7-4PH4, PYSEC-2026-1434
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 22.0.0
- Published: 2024-04-16 · Updated: 2025-02-13

## Affected

- benoitc benoitc/gunicorn: version range not reported
- gunicorn (PyPI): fixed in 22.0.0

## Description

Gunicorn fails to properly validate Transfer-Encoding headers, leading to HTTP Request Smuggling (HRS) vulnerabilities. By crafting requests with conflicting Transfer-Encoding headers, attackers can bypass security restrictions and access restricted endpoints. This issue is due to Gunicorn's handling of Transfer-Encoding headers, where it incorrectly processes requests with multiple, conflicting Transfer-Encoding headers, treating them as chunked regardless of the final encoding specified. This vulnerability allows for a range of attacks including cache poisoning, session manipulation, and data exposure.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on benoitc benoitc/gunicorn, gunicorn, upgrade to a fixed version (22.0.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://huntr.com/bounties/22158e34-cfd5-41ad-97e0-a780773d96c1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00027.html

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