Vulnerability in Openvpn Openvpn_access_server

CVE-2017-5868

CRLF injection vulnerability in the web interface in OpenVPN Access Server 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and consequently conduct session fixation attacks and possibly HTTP response splitting attacks via "%…

Vulnerability class: CRLF Injection

EPSS: 0.085 (92.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5868?
CVE-2017-5868 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openvpn Openvpn_access_server, classified under CRLF Injection. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-05-26.
How severe is CVE-2017-5868?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-5868 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.