CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-40225

HighCVSS 7.2
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
1.82%

76th percentile - higher than 76% of all known CVEs

Summary

HAProxy versions from 2.0.32 to 2.6.14 and from 2.7.0 to 2.8.1 forward empty Content-Length headers, violating RFC 9110 section 8.6. In rare cases, an HTTP/1 server behind HAProxy may interpret the payload as an extra request.

Risk Assessment

The violation of protocol specifications may lead to unpredictable server behavior, posing risks to the integrity and security of applications running behind HAProxy.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update HAProxy to version 2.6.15 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

HAProxy through 2.0.32, 2.1.x and 2.2.x through 2.2.30, 2.3.x and 2.4.x through 2.4.23, 2.5.x and 2.6.x before 2.6.15, 2.7.x before 2.7.10, and 2.8.x before 2.8.2 forwards empty Content-Length headers, violating RFC 9110 section 8.6. In uncommon cases, an HTTP/1 server behind HAProxy may interpret the payload as an extra request.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS