7.5
HIGH
CVE-2022-42252
Apache Tomcat Request Smuggling Vulnerability
Description

If Apache Tomcat 8.5.0 to 8.5.82, 9.0.0-M1 to 9.0.67, 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.26 or 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.0 was configured to ignore invalid HTTP headers via setting rejectIllegalHeader to false (the default for 8.5.x only), Tomcat did not reject a request containing an invalid Content-Length header making a request smuggling attack possible if Tomcat was located behind a reverse proxy that also failed to reject the request with the invalid header.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 1, 2022, 9:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:24 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-42252 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-42252 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 Apache tomcat
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
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-2022-42252.

URL Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread/zzcxzvqfdqn515zfs3dxb7n8gty589sq Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-37
https://lists.apache.org/thread/zzcxzvqfdqn515zfs3dxb7n8gty589sq Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-37

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Updated: 1 year, 8 months ago
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Updated: 1 year, 10 months ago
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versio-io/product-lifecycle-security-api

Tips & tricks for using the Versio.io Product Lifecycle and Security API

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Updated: 6 months ago
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Born at : July 26, 2022, 2:32 p.m. This repo has been linked 26 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-42252 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-42252 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://lists.apache.org/thread/zzcxzvqfdqn515zfs3dxb7n8gty589sq
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-37
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    May. 30, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-37 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 21, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.5.0 up to (including) 8.5.52 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.0.0 up to (excluding) 9.0.68 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.0.0 up to (excluding) 10.0.27 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.1.0 up to (excluding) 10.1.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.5.0 up to (excluding) 8.5.83 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.0.0 up to (excluding) 9.0.68 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.0.0 up to (excluding) 10.0.27 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.1.0 up to (excluding) 10.1.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 20, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE Apache Software Foundation CWE-20
    Added CWE Apache Software Foundation CWE-444
    Removed CWE Reason CWE-20 / More specific CWE option available
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 18, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description If Apache Tomcat 8.5.0 to 8.5.52, 9.0.0-M1 to 9.0.67, 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.26 or 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.0 was configured to ignore invalid HTTP headers via setting rejectIllegalHeader to false (the default for 8.5.x only), Tomcat did not reject a request containing an invalid Content-Length header making a request smuggling attack possible if Tomcat was located behind a reverse proxy that also failed to reject the request with the invalid header. If Apache Tomcat 8.5.0 to 8.5.82, 9.0.0-M1 to 9.0.67, 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.26 or 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.0 was configured to ignore invalid HTTP headers via setting rejectIllegalHeader to false (the default for 8.5.x only), Tomcat did not reject a request containing an invalid Content-Length header making a request smuggling attack possible if Tomcat was located behind a reverse proxy that also failed to reject the request with the invalid header.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 02, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    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://lists.apache.org/thread/zzcxzvqfdqn515zfs3dxb7n8gty589sq No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread/zzcxzvqfdqn515zfs3dxb7n8gty589sq Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-444
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.5.0 up to (including) 8.5.52 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.0.0 up to (excluding) 9.0.68 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.0.0 up to (excluding) 10.0.27 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.1.0 up to (excluding) 10.1.1
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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.

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