Drop Headers via Malicious Connection Header
Description
Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. Prior to version 2.4.13, there exists a potential header vulnerability in Traefik's handling of the Connection header. Active exploitation of this issue is unlikely, as it requires that a removed header would lead to a privilege escalation, however, the Traefik team has addressed this issue to prevent any potential abuse. If one has a chain of Traefik middlewares, and one of them sets a request header, then sending a request with a certain Connection header will cause it to be removed before the request is sent. In this case, the backend does not see the request header. A patch is available in version 2.4.13. There are no known workarounds aside from upgrading.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/traefik/traefik/v2Go | < 2.4.13 | 2.4.13 |
github.com/traefik/traefikGo | <= 1.7.30 | — |
Affected products
3- ghsa-coords2 versions
<= 1.7.30+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <= 1.7.30
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.13
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/advisories/GHSA-m697-4v8f-55qgghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32813ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/traefik/traefikghsaPACKAGE
- github.com/traefik/traefik/pull/8319/commits/cbaf86a93014a969b8accf39301932c17d0d73f9ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.4.13ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA-m697-4v8f-55qgghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
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