Vulnerability in Haproxy
CVE-2021-39242
An issue was discovered in HAProxy 2.2 before 2.2.16, 2.3 before 2.3.13, and 2.4 before 2.4.3. It can lead to a situation with an attacker-controlled HTTP Host header, because a mismatch between Host and authority is mishandled.
EPSS: 0.023 (81.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Haproxy
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 11.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 33, 34
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-39242?
- CVE-2021-39242 is a high-severity vulnerability in Haproxy, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-08-17.
- How severe is CVE-2021-39242?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.