Vulnerability · Published Nov 17, 2024 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2023-4639Undertow: cookie smuggling/spoofing
High 7.4
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Migration Toolkit for Applications 6 from Red Hat. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 66% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
A flaw was found in Undertow, which incorrectly parses cookies with certain value-delimiting characters in incoming requests. This issue could allow an attacker to construct a cookie value to exfiltrate HttpOnly cookie values or spoof arbitrary additional cookie values, leading to unauthorized data access or modification. The main threat from this flaw impacts data confidentiality and integrity.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | undertow | 2.3.18-1 | CVE-2023-4639 |
| Debian:14 | undertow | 2.3.18-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4639 |
| Maven | io.undertow:undertow-core | 2.2.30.Final | GHSA-3jrv-jgp8-45v3 |
| Maven | io.undertow:undertow-core | 2.3.11.Final | GHSA-3jrv-jgp8-45v3 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | undertow | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4639 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | undertow | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4639 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | undertow | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4639 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-444 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
- RHSA-2024:1674 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2024:1675 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2024:1676 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2024:1677 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2024:2763 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2024:2764 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2024:3919 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4639 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2166022 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250207-0001/