Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-39156
Istio is an open source platform for providing a uniform way to integrate microservices, manage traffic flow across microservices, enforce policies and aggregate telemetry data. Istio 1.11.0, 1.10.3 and below, and 1.9.7 and below contain a remotely exploitable vulnerability where an HTTP request with `#fragment` in the path may bypass Istio’s URI path based authorization policies. Patches are available in Istio 1.11.1, Istio 1.10.4 and Istio 1.9.8. As a work around a Lua filter may be written to normalize the path.
Products affected by CVE-2021-39156
- cpe:2.3:a:istio:istio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:istio:istio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:istio:istio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-39156
0.14%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 50 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-39156
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST | |
7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
3.9
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3.6
|
NIST | |
8.1
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
2.8
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5.2
|
GitHub, Inc. |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-39156
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The product uses a name or reference to access a resource, but the name/reference resolves to a resource that is outside of the intended control sphere.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
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The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.Assigned by: security-advisories@github.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2021-39156
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https://github.com/istio/istio/security/advisories/GHSA-hqxw-mm44-gc4r
Fragments in Path May Lead to Authorization Policy Bypass · Advisory · istio/istio · GitHubThird Party Advisory
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https://istio.io/latest/news/security/istio-security-2021-008
Istio / ISTIO-SECURITY-2021-008Vendor Advisory
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