7.5
HIGH
CVE-2024-28869
Traefik Content Length Header Denial of Service
Description

Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. In affected versions sending a GET request to any Traefik endpoint with the "Content-length" request header results in an indefinite hang with the default configuration. This vulnerability can be exploited by attackers to induce a denial of service. This vulnerability has been addressed in version 2.11.2 and 3.0.0-rc5. Users are advised to upgrade. For affected versions, this vulnerability can be mitigated by configuring the readTimeout option.

INFO

Published Date :

April 12, 2024, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 15, 2024, 1:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-28869 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 Traefik traefik

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Apr. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. In affected versions sending a GET request to any Traefik endpoint with the "Content-length" request header results in an indefinite hang with the default configuration. This vulnerability can be exploited by attackers to induce a denial of service. This vulnerability has been addressed in version 2.11.2 and 3.0.0-rc5. Users are advised to upgrade. For affected versions, this vulnerability can be mitigated by configuring the readTimeout option.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA-4vwx-54mw-vqfw [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/traefik/traefik/commit/240b83b77351dfd8cadb91c305b84e9d22e0f9c6 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/routing/entrypoints/#respondingtimeouts [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.11.2 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.0.0-rc5 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-755
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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