High severity · published Oct 24, 2017
CVE-2016-10517
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…
7.4
CVSS
2.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.1% · higher than 82% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RE
Redis · Redis
before 3.2.7 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10517
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10517
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101572
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/antirez/redis/commit/874804da0c014a7d704b3d285aa500098a931f50
Issue Tracking
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/antirez/redis/3.2/00-RELEASENOTES
Issue Tracking
https://www.reddit.com/r/redis/comments/5r8wxn/redis_327_is_out_important_security_fixes_inside/
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