Undertow: undertow: request smuggling via malformed http request headers (Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.1.6)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.69 % · percentile 53 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
A flaw was found in Undertow. When Undertow receives an HTTP request where the first header line starts with one or more spaces, it incorrectly processes the request by stripping these leading spaces. This behavior, which violates HTTP standards, can be exploited by a remote attacker to perform request smuggling. Request smuggling allows an attacker to bypass security mechanisms, access restricted information, or manipulate web caches, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data exposure.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-444 — Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N | redhat |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N | NVD · secalert@redhat.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-vqqj-9cmv-hx43 — Undertow is Vulnerable to HTTP Request/Response Smuggling
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-16698
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-28369
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:build_of_apache_camel_-_hawtio:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:build_of_apache_camel_for_spring_boot:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:data_grid:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:fuse:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_expansion_pack:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:process_automation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:single_sign-on:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:undertow:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |