XSS in Ithewei Libhv

CVE-2023-26147

All versions of the package ithewei/libhv are vulnerable to HTTP Response Splitting when untrusted user input is used to build headers values. An attacker can add the \r\n (carriage return line feeds) characters to end the HTTP response headers and inject malicious content, like for example additional headers or new response body, leading to a potential XSS vulnerability.

EPSS: 0.004 (30.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-26147?
CVE-2023-26147 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ithewei Libhv, classified under HTTP Response Splitting. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-09-29.
How severe is CVE-2023-26147?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-26147 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.