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CVE-2020-13956

Published: 2 December 2020

Apache HttpClient versions prior to version 4.5.13 and 5.0.3 can misinterpret malformed authority component in request URIs passed to the library as java.net.URI object and pick the wrong target host for request execution.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.3

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
httpcomponents-client
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.5.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro
focal
Released (4.5.11-1ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro
groovy Ignored
(end of life)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(4.5.13-1)
impish Not vulnerable
(4.5.13-1)
jammy Not vulnerable
(4.5.13-1)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(4.5.13-1)
lunar Not vulnerable
(4.5.13-1)
mantic Not vulnerable
(4.5.13-1)
trusty
Released (4.3.3-1ubuntu0.1+esm2)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
upstream
Released (4.5.13-1)
xenial
Released (4.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/apache/httpcomponents-client/commit/e628b4c5c464c2fa346385596cc78e035a91a62e

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.3
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact Low
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N