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CVE-2022-42916

curl: HSTS bypass via IDN

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

In curl before 7.86.0, the HSTS check could be bypassed to trick it into staying with HTTP. Using its HSTS support, curl can be instructed to use HTTPS directly (instead of using an insecure cleartext HTTP step) even when HTTP is provided in the URL. This mechanism could be bypassed if the host name in the given URL uses IDN characters that get replaced with ASCII counterparts as part of the IDN conversion, e.g., using the character UTF-8 U+3002 (IDEOGRAPHIC FULL STOP) instead of the common ASCII full stop of U+002E (.). The earliest affected version is 7.77.0 2021-05-26.

En curl anterior a 7.86.0, se podía omitir la verificación HSTS para engañarlo y que se quedara con HTTP. Usando su soporte HSTS, se puede indicar a curl que use HTTPS directamente (en lugar de usar un paso HTTP de texto limpio inseguro) incluso cuando se proporciona HTTP en la URL. Este mecanismo podría omitirse si el nombre de anfitrión en la URL dada usa caracteres IDN que se reemplazan con sus homólogos ASCII como parte de la conversión de IDN, por ejemplo, usando el carácter UTF-8 U+3002 (DEOGRAPHIC FULL STOP) en lugar del ASCII común. punto final de U+002E (.). La primera versión afectada es la 7.77.0 2021-05-26.

A vulnerability was found in curl. The issue occurs because curl's HSTS check can be bypassed to trick it to keep using HTTP. Using its HSTS support, it can instruct curl to use HTTPS directly instead of using an insecure clear-text HTTP step even when HTTP is provided in the URL. This mechanism can be bypassed if the hostname in the given URL uses IDN characters that get replaced with ASCII counterparts as part of the IDN conversion. Like using the character UTF-8 U+3002 (IDEOGRAPHIC FULL STOP) instead of the common ASCII full stop (U+002E) `.`.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-10-13 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-10-27 CVE Published
  • 2024-05-21 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Haxx
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Curl
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>= 7.77.0 < 7.86.0
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Affected
Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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35
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Affected
Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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36
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Affected
Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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37
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Affected
Apple
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Macos
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< 12.6.3
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Affected
Apple
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Macos
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>= 13.0 < 13.2
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Splunk
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Universal Forwarder
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>= 8.2.0 < 8.2.12
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Affected
Splunk
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Universal Forwarder
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>= 9.0.0 < 9.0.6
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Splunk
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Universal Forwarder
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9.1.0
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Affected