CVE-2022-2053 (High) detected in undertow-core-2.0.19.Final.jar

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CVE-2022-2053 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - undertow-core-2.0.19.Final.jar

Undertow

Library home page: http://www.jboss.org

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/io/undertow/undertow-core/2.0.19.Final/undertow-core-2.0.19.Final.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - spring-boot-starter-undertow-2.1.4.RELEASE.jar (Root Library) - :x: **undertow-core-2.0.19.Final.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 3f6d614029f4d6cfdddfcef8468949cb7822503c

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

When a POST request comes through AJP and the request exceeds the max-post-size limit (maxEntitySize), Undertow's AjpServerRequestConduit implementation closes a connection without sending any response to the client/proxy. This behavior results in that a front-end proxy marking the backend worker (application server) as an error state and not forward requests to the worker for a while. In mod_cluster, this continues until the next STATUS request (10 seconds intervals) from the application server updates the server state. So, in the worst case, it can result in "All workers are in error state" and mod_cluster responds "503 Service Unavailable" for a while (up to 10 seconds). In mod_proxy_balancer, it does not forward requests to the worker until the "retry" timeout passes. However, luckily, mod_proxy_balancer has "forcerecovery" setting (On by default; this parameter can force the immediate recovery of all workers without considering the retry parameter of the workers if all workers of a balancer are in error state.). So, unlike mod_cluster, mod_proxy_balancer does not result in responding "503 Service Unavailable". An attacker could use this behavior to send a malicious request and trigger server errors, resulting in DoS (denial of service). This flaw was fixed in Undertow 2.2.19.Final, Undertow 2.3.0.Alpha2.

Publish Date: 2022-08-05

URL: CVE-2022-2053

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-95rf-557x-44g5

Release Date: 2022-08-05

Fix Resolution: io.undertow:undertow-core:2.2.19.Final

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