SARA / Free Tools / CVE / CVE-2023-29406

CVE-2023-29406 — The HTTP/1 client does not fully validate the contents of the Host header

The HTTP/1 client does not fully validate the contents of the Host header. A maliciously crafted Host header can inject additional headers or entire requests. With fix, the HTTP/1 client now refuses to send requests containing an invalid Request.Host or Request.URL.Host value.

CVSS
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EPSS
0.34% (top 43.30%)
CWE
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Published
2023-07-11T19:23:58.511Z
Last modified
2025-02-13T16:49:14.579Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

The HTTP/1 client does not fully validate the contents of the Host header. A maliciously crafted Host header can inject additional headers or entire requests. With fix, the HTTP/1 client now refuses to send requests containing an invalid Request.Host or Request.URL.Host value.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Go standard librarynet/http0, 1.20.0-0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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