// For flags

CVE-2019-18802

envoy: malformed request header may cause bypass of route matchers resulting in escalation of privileges or information disclosure

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

An issue was discovered in Envoy 1.12.0. An untrusted remote client may send an HTTP header (such as Host) with whitespace after the header content. Envoy will treat "header-value " as a different string from "header-value" so for example with the Host header "example.com " one could bypass "example.com" matchers.

Se detectó un problema en Envoy versión 1.12.0. Un cliente remoto no confiable puede enviar un encabezado HTTP (como Host) con espacios en blanco después del contenido del encabezado. Envoy tratará el "header-value " como una cadena diferente del "header-value", de modo que, por ejemplo, con el encabezado Host "example.com " se podrían omitir los comparadores de "example.com".

A flaw was found in envoy. A malformed request header may cause route matchers or access controls to be bypassed, resulting in escalation of privileges or information disclosure. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh is Red Hat's distribution of the Istio service mesh project, tailored for installation into an on-premise OpenShift Container Platform installation. This advisory covers the RPM packages for the OpenShift Service Mesh 1.0.3 release. Issues addressed include bypass and information leakage vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-11-07 CVE Reserved
  • 2019-12-12 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-05 First Exploit
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Envoyproxy
Search vendor "Envoyproxy"
 Envoy
Search vendor "Envoyproxy" for product "Envoy"
 <= 1.12.1
Search vendor "Envoyproxy" for product "Envoy" and version " <= 1.12.1"
-
Affected