CVE-2023-0040 is a CRLF injection vulnerability affecting Async HTTP Client versions prior to 1.13.2. It allows attackers to inject new HTTP header fields or entirely new requests into the data stream by manipulating unsanitized input in HTTP header field values. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and can lead to significant logical errors and misbehaviors, though data disclosure is unlikely. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:asynchttpclient_project:async-http-client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.5.0, < 1.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:asynchttpclient_project:async-http-client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.10.0, < 1.12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:asynchttpclient_project:async-http-client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.13.0, < 1.13.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:asynchttpclient_project:async-http-client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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