ubuntu-cve-2021-20220
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2021-02-23 18:15
Modified
2026-05-20 14:53
Summary
Details
A flaw was found in Undertow. A regression in the fix for CVE-2020-10687 was found. HTTP request smuggling related to CVE-2017-2666 is possible against HTTP/1.x and HTTP/2 due to permitting invalid characters in an HTTP request. This flaw allows an attacker to poison a web-cache, perform an XSS attack, or obtain sensitive information from request other than their own. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
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"details": "A flaw was found in Undertow. A regression in the fix for CVE-2020-10687 was found. HTTP request smuggling related to CVE-2017-2666 is possible against HTTP/1.x and HTTP/2 due to permitting invalid characters in an HTTP request. This flaw allows an attacker to poison a web-cache, perform an XSS attack, or obtain sensitive information from request other than their own. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-20220",
"modified": "2026-05-20T14:53:04Z",
"published": "2021-02-23T18:15:00Z",
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"schema_version": "1.7.0",
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
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"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
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],
"upstream": [
"CVE-2021-20220"
]
}
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