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CVE-2015-7519: Header overwriting

January 8, 2016 (updated June 28, 2018)

It is possible in some cases, for clients to overwrite headers set by the server, resulting in a medium level security issue. Passenger 5 uses an SCGI-inspired format to pass headers to Ruby/Python applications, while Passenger 4 uses an SCGI-inspired format to pass headers to all applications. This implies a conversion to UPPER_CASE_WITH_UNDERSCORES whereby the difference between characters like ‘-’ and ‘_’ is lost. See “Affected use-cases” in provided link to establish wether one particular application is affected.

References

  • blog.phusion.nl/2015/12/07/cve-2015-7519/

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 4.0.0a before 4.0.60, all versions starting from 5.0.0a before 5.0.22

Fixed versions

  • 4.0.60
  • 5.0.22

Solution

Upgrade to versions 4.0.60, 5.0.22 or above.

Impact 3.7 LOW

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Source file

gem/passenger/CVE-2015-7519.yml

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