CVE-2012-5486
Zope Unauthenticated HTTP Header Injection
Description
ZPublisher.HTTPRequest._scrubHeader in Zope 2 before 2.13.19, as used in Plone before 4.3 beta 1, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers via a linefeed (LF) character.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 30, 2014, 2:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 13, 2023, 4:36 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
4.9
Exploitability Score :
10.0
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, did not properly sanitize HTTP headers provided within certain URL requests. A remote attacker could use a specially crafted URL that, when processed, would cause the injected HTTP headers to be returned as a part of the Plone HTTP response, potentially allowing the attacker to perform other more advanced attacks. ZPublisher.HTTPRequest._scrubHeader in Zope 2 before 2.13.19, as used in Plone before 4.3 beta 1, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers via a linefeed (LF) character. Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1194 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5486 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=878939 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description ZPublisher.HTTPRequest._scrubHeader in Zope 2 before 2.13.19, as used in Plone before 4.3 beta 1, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers via a linefeed (LF) character. It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, did not properly sanitize HTTP headers provided within certain URL requests. A remote attacker could use a specially crafted URL that, when processed, would cause the injected HTTP headers to be returned as a part of the Plone HTTP response, potentially allowing the attacker to perform other more advanced attacks. Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5486 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1194 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=878939 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 01, 2014
Action Type Old Value New Value
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1.17 }} 0.00%
score
0.82730
percentile