CVE-2020-7611 is a critical HTTP Request Header Injection vulnerability affecting Micronaut HTTP client versions prior to 1.2.11 and between 1.3.0 and 1.3.2. This flaw stems from insufficient validation of request headers, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary headers. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.2.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:objectcomputing:micronaut:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.3.0, < 1.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:objectcomputing:micronaut:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.