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CVE-2018-11469 json

Incorrect caching of responses to requests including an Authorization header in HAProxy 1.8.0 through 1.8.9 (if cache enabled) allows attac…

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-3500

cvss
5.9
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.9%
EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Incorrect caching of responses to requests including an Authorization header in HAProxy 1.8.0 through 1.8.9 (if cache enabled) allows attackers to achieve information disclosure via an unauthenticated remote request, related to the proto_http.c check_request_for_cacheability function.

Patch / fix

  • haproxy Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.8.9-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11469

  • haproxy Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 1.8.8-1ubuntu0.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11469

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  • rh-haproxy18-haproxy RHEL 3 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 1.8.17-1.el7
  • rh-haproxy18-haproxy-syspaths RHEL 3 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 1.8.17-1.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2019:1436

  • haproxy SLE High Availability Extension 15 1.8.14~git0.52e4d43b-3.3.2

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2018:3249-1

  • haproxy openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.4.4+git0.acb1d0bea-1.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10839-1

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2018-11469 updated cvss 7.5

haproxy: Information disclosure in check_request_for_cacheability function in proto_http.c

  • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-haproxy18-haproxy 1.8.17-1.el7, rh-haproxy18-haproxy-syspaths 1.8.17-1.el7 Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.4) rh-haproxy18-haproxy 1.8.17-1.el7, rh-haproxy18-haproxy-syspaths 1.8.17-1.el7 Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5) rh-haproxy18-haproxy 1.8.17-1.el7, rh-haproxy18-haproxy-syspaths 1.8.17-1.el7 Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6) rh-haproxy18-haproxy 1.8.17-1.el7, rh-haproxy18-haproxy-syspaths 1.8.17-1.el7 Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-haproxy18-haproxy 1.8.17-1.el7, rh-haproxy18-haproxy-syspaths 1.8.17-1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:1436
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 haproxy Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 haproxy Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 haproxy Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3 haproxy, haproxy18
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

2.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.9 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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