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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Unauthenticated network attack (AV:N/PR:N) needing a parser-differential and crafted framing raises complexity (AC:H); smuggling crosses a trust boundary (S:C) with limited confidentiality/integrity impact on backends and other clients.
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CVSS VectorVendor: apache
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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Apache Traffic Server allows request smuggling if chunked messages are malformed.
This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 8.0.0 through 8.1.9, from 9.0.0 through 9.2.14, from 10.0.0 through 10.1.3.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.2.15 or 10.1.4, which fix the issue.
AnalysisAI
Request smuggling in Apache Traffic Server (versions 8.0.0-8.1.9, 9.0.0-9.2.14, and 10.0.0-10.1.3) allows remote attackers to desynchronize the proxy from backend origin servers by sending malformed chunked-transfer-encoded messages, per Apache advisory and NVD. Successful exploitation lets an attacker poison caches, bypass access controls, or disclose another client's information as tagged by the reporting source. …
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| Exploitation | Exploitation requires sending an HTTP message with a malformed chunked (Transfer-Encoding: chunked) body to Apache Traffic Server, and depends on a parsing differential existing between ATS and the upstream/downstream server it is chained to - reflected by the CVSS AT:P (attack requirements present) metric. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The supplied CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L, base 7.0) shows an unauthenticated, network-reachable, low-complexity attack whose impact falls entirely on SUBSEQUENT systems (SC:H/SI:H/SA:L) rather than the ATS process itself (all vulnerable-system impacts N) - consistent with smuggling, where the harm lands on backends and other clients. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | An attacker sends a single crafted HTTP request over the network to an internet-facing ATS proxy in which the chunked body is deliberately malformed so ATS and the origin server disagree on where the request ends. The smuggled trailing bytes are then interpreted by the backend as the start of the next victim's request, letting the attacker poison the shared cache, route a victim to attacker-controlled content, or capture another user's response. … |
| Remediation | Vendor-released patch: upgrade to Apache Traffic Server 9.2.15 or 10.1.4, which correct the chunked-message parsing per the Apache advisory (https://lists.apache.org/thread/5prl9glcm9g2swnq9hqxvnokylm1gr6d). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
Recommended ActionAI
Within 24 hours: Inventory all Apache Traffic Server deployments and identify those running vulnerable versions 8.0-8.1.9, 9.0-9.2.14, or 10.0-10.1.3; document their network exposure, backend system connectivity, and data sensitivity. …
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