High severity · published Apr 12, 2024
CVE-2024-28869
Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer
7.5
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. In affected versions sending a GET request to any Traefik endpoint with the "Content-length" request header results in an indefinite hang with the default configuration. This vulnerability can be exploited by attackers to induce a denial of service. This vulnerability has been addressed in version 2.11.2 and 3.0.0-rc5. Users are advised to upgrade. For affected versions, this vulnerability can be mitigated by configuring the readTimeout option.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 64% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TR
Traefik · Traefik
before 2.11.2; 3.0.0; 3.0.0; 3.0.0; 3.0.0; 3.0.0; +5 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28869
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-28869
Product
https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/routing/entrypoints/#respondingtimeouts
Patch
https://github.com/traefik/traefik/commit/240b83b77351dfd8cadb91c305b84e9d22e0f9c6
Release Notes
https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.11.2
Release Notes
https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.0.0-rc5
Patch
https://github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA-4vwx-54mw-vqfw
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