Host Header Injection allowing web cache poisoning attacks
Failure to Sanitize host header value on output in the GateManager Web server could allow an attacker to conduct web cache poisoning attacks. This issue affects Secomea GateManager all versions prior to 9.3
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We use this product, ask for help- Published
- Feb 16, 2021
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.8% · 56th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-159
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Report tools
Action score
21
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 21 / 40 · 5.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.8%
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 5.3
- CNA · Secomea
- 5.3
- agree
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| secomea | gatemanager 4250 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:secomea:gatemanager_4250_firmware |
| secomea | gatemanager 4250 | cpe:2.3:h:secomea:gatemanager_4250 |
| secomea | gatemanager 4260 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:secomea:gatemanager_4260_firmware |
| secomea | gatemanager 4260 | cpe:2.3:h:secomea:gatemanager_4260 |
| secomea | gatemanager 9250 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:secomea:gatemanager_9250_firmware |
| secomea | gatemanager 9250 | cpe:2.3:h:secomea:gatemanager_9250 |
| secomea | gatemanager 8250 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:secomea:gatemanager_8250_firmware |
| secomea | gatemanager 8250 | cpe:2.3:h:secomea:gatemanager_8250 |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- secomea gatemanager 4250 firmwareall versions
- secomea gatemanager 4260 firmwareall versions
- secomea gatemanager 8250 firmwarebefore 9.3
- secomea gatemanager 9250 firmwareall versions
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Secomea). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Secomea GateManager
- all and later · before 9.3affected
Same product
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- CVE-2022-25787GTA URLs issued by LMM WEB API may leak information26Monitor
- CVE-2022-25781Reflected XSS issues in GateManager24Monitor
- CVE-2022-25782Insufficient privilege checks on object access and updates.21Monitor
- CVE-2020-29024Missing HtppOnly and Secure flags21Monitor
- CVE-2022-25783Hacking attempts from logged-in users are not properly logged by GM17Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-159 · Improper Handling of Invalid Use of Special ElementsCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.