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CVE-2017-12165· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

It was discovered that Undertow before 1.4.17, 1.3.31 and 2.0.0 processes http request headers with unusual whitespaces which can cause poss

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 31/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.8% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 78.8% of all records.
  • 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.
  • Fixed version: undertow (Debian:14) 2.0.23-1; io.undertow:undertow-core (Maven) 1.4.17, 2.0.0.Beta1, 1.3.31; eap7-activemq-artemis (Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6) 0:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6, 0:1.1.0-19.SP24_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6.
  • Severity is disputed: the assigning authority (CNA) scores it 2.6, NVD 7.5.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to undertow (Debian:14) 2.0.23-1; io.undertow:undertow-core (Maven) 1.4.17, 2.0.0.Beta1, 1.3.31; eap7-activemq-artemis (Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6) 0:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6, 0:1.1.0-19.SP24_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

It was discovered that Undertow before 1.4.17, 1.3.31 and 2.0.0 processes http request headers with unusual whitespaces which can cause possible http request smuggling.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jul 27, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.8% · 78th percentile

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Action score

31

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 1.8%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
7.5
CNA · redhat
2.6
4.9 point gap

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

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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VendorProduct
redhatundertow
redhatjboss enterprise application platform

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • redhat jboss enterprise application platform7.0.0
  • redhat jboss enterprise application platform7.1.0
  • redhat undertow1.0.0 and later · before 1.3.31
  • redhat undertow1.4.0 and later · before 1.4.17
  • redhat undertow2.0.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (redhat). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Red Hat undertow

    • 1.4.17, 1.3.31, 2.0.0affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:14undertowbefore 2.0.23-12.0.23-1
Mavenio.undertow:undertow-corefrom 1.4.0 · before 1.4.171.4.17
Mavenio.undertow:undertow-corefrom 2.0.0.Alpha1 · before 2.0.0.Beta12.0.0.Beta1
Mavenio.undertow:undertow-corebefore 1.3.311.3.31
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6eap7-activemq-artemisbefore 0:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el60:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6eap7-activemq-artemisbefore 0:1.1.0-19.SP24_redhat_1.1.ep7.el60:1.1.0-19.SP24_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6eap7-activemq-artemis-clibefore 0:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el60:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6eap7-activemq-artemis-clibefore 0:1.1.0-19.SP24_redhat_1.1.ep7.el60:1.1.0-19.SP24_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6eap7-activemq-artemis-commonsbefore 0:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el60:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6eap7-activemq-artemis-commonsbefore 0:1.1.0-19.SP24_redhat_1.1.ep7.el60:1.1.0-19.SP24_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6eap7-activemq-artemis-core-clientbefore 0:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el60:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6eap7-activemq-artemis-core-clientbefore 0:1.1.0-19.SP24_redhat_1.1.ep7.el60:1.1.0-19.SP24_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6eap7-activemq-artemis-dtobefore 0:1.1.0-19.SP24_redhat_1.1.ep7.el60:1.1.0-19.SP24_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6eap7-activemq-artemis-dtobefore 0:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el60:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6eap7-activemq-artemis-hornetq-protocolbefore 0:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el60:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6eap7-activemq-artemis-hornetq-protocolbefore 0:1.1.0-19.SP24_redhat_1.1.ep7.el60:1.1.0-19.SP24_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6eap7-activemq-artemis-hqclient-protocolbefore 0:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el60:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6eap7-activemq-artemis-hqclient-protocolbefore 0:1.1.0-19.SP24_redhat_1.1.ep7.el60:1.1.0-19.SP24_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6eap7-activemq-artemis-jdbc-storebefore 0:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el60:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6eap7-activemq-artemis-jms-clientbefore 0:1.1.0-19.SP24_redhat_1.1.ep7.el60:1.1.0-19.SP24_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6eap7-activemq-artemis-jms-clientbefore 0:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el60:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6eap7-activemq-artemis-jms-serverbefore 0:1.1.0-19.SP24_redhat_1.1.ep7.el60:1.1.0-19.SP24_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6eap7-activemq-artemis-jms-serverbefore 0:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el60:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6eap7-activemq-artemis-journalbefore 0:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el60:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:undertow2.0.23-1 · Debian:14Package registry (OSV)
Maven:io.undertow:undertow-core1.3.31Package registry (OSV)
Maven:io.undertow:undertow-core1.4.17Package registry (OSV)
Maven:io.undertow:undertow-core2.0.0.Beta1Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis0:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis-cli0:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis-commons0:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis-core-client0:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis-dto0:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis-hornetq-protocol0:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis-hqclient-protocol0:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis-jdbc-store0:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis-jms-client0:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis-jms-server0:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis-journal0:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis-native0:1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6Package registry (OSV)

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

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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.

EPSS, last 120 days

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

All researchers

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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
none
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-444 · Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

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References

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