Vulnerability in Ratpack Project
CVE-2019-17513
An issue was discovered in Ratpack before 1.7.5. Due to a misuse of the Netty library class DefaultHttpHeaders, there is no validation that headers lack HTTP control characters. Thus, if untrusted data is used to construct HTTP headers with Ratpack, HTTP Response Splitting can occur.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.022 (81.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/ratpack/ratpack/commit/efb910d38a96494256f36675ef0e5061097dd77d (Patch)
- github.com/ratpack/ratpack/commit/c560a8d10cb8bdd7a526c1ca2e67c8f224ca23ae (Patch)
- ratpack.io/versions/1.7.5 (Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/ratpack/ratpack/security/advisories/GHSA-mvqp-q37c-wf9j (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ratpack/ratpack/releases/tag/v1.7.5 (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-17513?
- CVE-2019-17513 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ratpack Project, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-10-18.
- How severe is CVE-2019-17513?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-17513 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.