8.2
HIGH
CVE-2019-16789
Waitress HTTP Request Smuggling Vulnerability
Description

In Waitress through version 1.4.0, if a proxy server is used in front of waitress, an invalid request may be sent by an attacker that bypasses the front-end and is parsed differently by waitress leading to a potential for HTTP request smuggling. Specially crafted requests containing special whitespace characters in the Transfer-Encoding header would get parsed by Waitress as being a chunked request, but a front-end server would use the Content-Length instead as the Transfer-Encoding header is considered invalid due to containing invalid characters. If a front-end server does HTTP pipelining to a backend Waitress server this could lead to HTTP request splitting which may lead to potential cache poisoning or unexpected information disclosure. This issue is fixed in Waitress 1.4.1 through more strict HTTP field validation.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 26, 2019, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.2

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-16789 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-2019-16789.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0720 Third Party Advisory
https://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/waitress/en/latest/#security-fixes Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/Pylons/waitress/commit/11d9e138125ad46e951027184b13242a3c1de017 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/github/advisory-review/pull/14604 Broken Link 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 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/Pylons/waitress/commit/11d9e138125ad46e951027184b13242a3c1de017 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/github/advisory-review/pull/14604 Broken Link 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-2019-16789 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/github/advisory-review/pull/14604
    Added Reference https://github.com/Pylons/waitress/commit/11d9e138125ad46e951027184b13242a3c1de017
    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]

    Jan. 08, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/github/advisory-review/pull/14604 No Types Assigned https://github.com/github/advisory-review/pull/14604 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/Pylons/waitress/commit/11d9e138125ad46e951027184b13242a3c1de017 No Types Assigned https://github.com/Pylons/waitress/commit/11d9e138125ad46e951027184b13242a3c1de017 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-444
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:agendaless:waitress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 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-2019-16789 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-2019-16789 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.11 }} -0.00%

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0.45566

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