4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-21499
Caddy HTTP Header Injection Vulnerability
Description

All versions of the package github.com/greenpau/caddy-security are vulnerable to HTTP Header Injection via the X-Forwarded-Proto header due to redirecting to the injected protocol.Exploiting this vulnerability could lead to bypass of security mechanisms or confusion in handling TLS.

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Published Date :

Feb. 17, 2024, 5:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 20, 2024, 7:50 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-21499 has a 1 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-2024-21499 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.

No affected product recoded yet

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-2024-21499.

URL Resource
https://blog.trailofbits.com/2023/09/18/security-flaws-in-an-sso-plugin-for-caddy/
https://github.com/greenpau/caddy-security/issues/270
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMGREENPAUCADDYSECURITY-6249863

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).

Publications from Trail of Bits

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Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago
1399 stars 176 fork 176 watcher
Born at : April 29, 2015, 7:30 p.m. This repo has been linked 22 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-21499 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-21499 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 Received by [email protected]

    Feb. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description All versions of the package github.com/greenpau/caddy-security are vulnerable to HTTP Header Injection via the X-Forwarded-Proto header due to redirecting to the injected protocol.Exploiting this vulnerability could lead to bypass of security mechanisms or confusion in handling TLS.
    Added Reference Snyk https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMGREENPAUCADDYSECURITY-6249863 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Snyk https://github.com/greenpau/caddy-security/issues/270 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Snyk https://blog.trailofbits.com/2023/09/18/security-flaws-in-an-sso-plugin-for-caddy/ [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Snyk CWE-644
    Added CVSS V3.1 Snyk AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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