CVE-2020-7659

Description

reel through 0.6.1 allows Request Smuggling attacks due to incorrect Content-Length and Transfer encoding header parsing. It is possible to conduct HTTP request smuggling attacks by sending the Content-Length header twice. Furthermore, invalid Transfer Encoding headers were found to be parsed as valid which could be leveraged for TE:CL smuggling attacks. Note: This project is deprecated, and is not maintained any more.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Third-Party Advisory snyk.io
Affected: n/a reel
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-RUBY-REEL-569135 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-7659?
CVE-2020-7659 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-7659?
To fix CVE-2020-7659, 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-2020-7659 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-7659 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-7659?
CVE-2020-7659 affects n/a reel.
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