7.5
HIGH
CVE-2019-16785
Waitress HTTP Request Smuggling/Splitting Vulnerability
Description

Waitress through version 1.3.1 implemented a "MAY" part of the RFC7230 which states: "Although the line terminator for the start-line and header fields is the sequence CRLF, a recipient MAY recognize a single LF as a line terminator and ignore any preceding CR." Unfortunately if a front-end server does not parse header fields with an LF the same way as it does those with a CRLF it can lead to the front-end and the back-end server parsing the same HTTP message in two different ways. This can lead to a potential for HTTP request smuggling/splitting whereby Waitress may see two requests while the front-end server only sees a single HTTP message. This issue is fixed in Waitress 1.4.0.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 20, 2019, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:31 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-16785 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Redhat openstack
1 Oracle communications_cloud_native_core_network_function_cloud_native_environment
1 Agendaless waitress
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-16785.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0720 Third Party Advisory
https://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/waitress/en/latest/#security-fixes Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/Pylons/waitress/commit/8eba394ad75deaf9e5cd15b78a3d16b12e6b0eba Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Pylons/waitress/security/advisories/GHSA-pg36-wpm5-g57p Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00011.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GVDHR2DNKCNQ7YQXISJ45NT4IQDX3LJ7/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LYEOTGWJZVKPRXX2HBNVIYWCX73QYPM5/
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0720 Third Party Advisory
https://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/waitress/en/latest/#security-fixes Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/Pylons/waitress/commit/8eba394ad75deaf9e5cd15b78a3d16b12e6b0eba Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Pylons/waitress/security/advisories/GHSA-pg36-wpm5-g57p Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00011.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GVDHR2DNKCNQ7YQXISJ45NT4IQDX3LJ7/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LYEOTGWJZVKPRXX2HBNVIYWCX73QYPM5/
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html Patch Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-16785 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0720
    Added Reference https://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/waitress/en/latest/#security-fixes
    Added Reference https://github.com/Pylons/waitress/commit/8eba394ad75deaf9e5cd15b78a3d16b12e6b0eba
    Added Reference https://github.com/Pylons/waitress/security/advisories/GHSA-pg36-wpm5-g57p
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00011.html
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GVDHR2DNKCNQ7YQXISJ45NT4IQDX3LJ7/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LYEOTGWJZVKPRXX2HBNVIYWCX73QYPM5/
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GVDHR2DNKCNQ7YQXISJ45NT4IQDX3LJ7/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LYEOTGWJZVKPRXX2HBNVIYWCX73QYPM5/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GVDHR2DNKCNQ7YQXISJ45NT4IQDX3LJ7/
    Removed Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LYEOTGWJZVKPRXX2HBNVIYWCX73QYPM5/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 23, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0720 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0720 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00011.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00011.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GVDHR2DNKCNQ7YQXISJ45NT4IQDX3LJ7/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GVDHR2DNKCNQ7YQXISJ45NT4IQDX3LJ7/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LYEOTGWJZVKPRXX2HBNVIYWCX73QYPM5/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LYEOTGWJZVKPRXX2HBNVIYWCX73QYPM5/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_function_cloud_native_environment:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 13, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00011.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 20, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0720 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LYEOTGWJZVKPRXX2HBNVIYWCX73QYPM5/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 25, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GVDHR2DNKCNQ7YQXISJ45NT4IQDX3LJ7/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 31, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/waitress/en/latest/#security-fixes No Types Assigned https://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/waitress/en/latest/#security-fixes Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/Pylons/waitress/commit/8eba394ad75deaf9e5cd15b78a3d16b12e6b0eba No Types Assigned https://github.com/Pylons/waitress/commit/8eba394ad75deaf9e5cd15b78a3d16b12e6b0eba Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/Pylons/waitress/security/advisories/GHSA-pg36-wpm5-g57p No Types Assigned https://github.com/Pylons/waitress/security/advisories/GHSA-pg36-wpm5-g57p Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-444
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:agendaless:waitress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.3.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 21, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Waitress through version 1.3.1 implemented a "MAY" part of the RFC7230 which states: "Although the line terminator for the start-line and header fields is the sequence CRLF, a recipient MAY recognize a single LF as a line terminator and ignore any preceding CR." Unfortunately if a front-end server does not parse header fields with an LF the same way as it does those with a CRLF it can lead to the front-end and the back-end server parsing the same HTTP message in two different ways. This can lead to a potential for HTTP request smuggling/splitting whereby Waitress may see two requests while the front-end server only sees a single HTTP message. This issue is fixed in Waitress 1.4.0. Waitress through version 1.3.1 implemented a "MAY" part of the RFC7230 which states: "Although the line terminator for the start-line and header fields is the sequence CRLF, a recipient MAY recognize a single LF as a line terminator and ignore any preceding CR." Unfortunately if a front-end server does not parse header fields with an LF the same way as it does those with a CRLF it can lead to the front-end and the back-end server parsing the same HTTP message in two different ways. This can lead to a potential for HTTP request smuggling/splitting whereby Waitress may see two requests while the front-end server only sees a single HTTP message. This issue is fixed in Waitress 1.4.0.
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-16785 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-16785 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.77 }} -1.35%

score

0.81073

percentile

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