CVE-2017-14063

Async Http Client vulnerability

CVSS

7.5

EPSS

3.0%

EPSS pct

86th

Exploited

No known

Async Http Client (aka async-http-client) before 2.0.35 can be tricked into connecting to a host different from the one extracted by java.net.URI if a '?' character occurs in a fragment identifier. Similar bugs were previously identified in cURL (CVE-2016-8624) and Oracle Java 8 java.net.URL.

Affected vendor

Asynchttpclient Project

Affected product

Async Http Client

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Published

2017-08-31

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 3.0% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 86% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2017-14063

Confirm whether Asynchttpclient Project Async Http Client is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2017-14063.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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