8.3
HIGH
CVE-2020-25017
Envoy HTTP Header Inflation Vulnerability
Description

Envoy through 1.15.0 only considers the first value when multiple header values are present for some HTTP headers. Envoy’s setCopy() header map API does not replace all existing occurences of a non-inline header.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 1, 2020, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:20 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.7

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-25017 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 Envoyproxy envoy
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-2020-25017.

URL Resource
https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-2v25-cjjq-5f4w Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/envoy-security-announce

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-25017 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-25017 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 [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 MITRE https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/envoy-security-announce [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/envoy-security-announce
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-2v25-cjjq-5f4w No Types Assigned https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-2v25-cjjq-5f4w Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/envoy-security-announce No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/envoy-security-announce Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.12.7 *cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.13.0 up to (excluding) 1.13.4 *cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.14.0 up to (excluding) 1.14.4 *cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.15.0 up to (excluding) 1.15.1
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

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.12 }} 0.01%

score

0.45029

percentile

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