CVE-2015-7519

Description

agent/Core/Controller/SendRequest.cpp in Phusion Passenger before 4.0.60 and 5.0.x before 5.0.22, when used in Apache integration mode or in standalone mode without a filtering proxy, allows remote attackers to spoof headers passed to applications by using an _ (underscore) character instead of a - (dash) character in an HTTP header, as demonstrated by an X_User header.

Category

3.7
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.43%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory phusion.nl
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00024.html vendor advisory
https://github.com/phusion/passenger/commit/ddb8ecc4ebf260e4967f57f271d4f5761abeac3e
https://blog.phusion.nl/2015/12/07/cve-2015-7519/ vendor advisory
https://puppet.com/security/cve/passenger-dec-2015-security-fixes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/07/2 mailing list
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=956281
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/07/1 mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00007.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-7519?
CVE-2015-7519 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-7519?
To fix CVE-2015-7519, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-7519 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-7519 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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