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CVE-2016-10517

HIGHEPSS 80th pctl
7.4
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

networking.c in Redis before 3.2.7 allows "Cross Protocol Scripting" because it lacks a check for POST and Host: strings, which are not valid in the Redis protocol (but commonly occur when an attack triggers an HTTP request to the Redis TCP port).

How to fix

Remediation Available
redisDebian
Fixed in:3:3.2.7-1CVE-2016-10517
Fixed in:3:3.2.7-1CVE-2016-10517
Fixed in:3:3.2.7-1CVE-2016-10517
Fixed in:3:3.2.7-1CVE-2016-10517

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

2.15%probability of exploitation in 30 days
80thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 80% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-254 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploitedFix
CVE-2016-0161Medium6.569%--
CVE-2016-2296Critical9.464%--
CVE-2015-1793Medium6.562%-Fix
CVE-2016-2118High7.537%-Fix
CVE-2016-3238High8.135%--
CVE-2016-3198Medium6.532%--
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