CVE-2022-47184
Apache Traffic Server vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2022-47184 is a vulnerability affecting Apache Traffic Server (ATS), a high-performance caching proxy server. The vulnerability is classified as an Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor, affecting Apache Traffic Server versions from 8.0.0 to 9.2.0. The vulnerability was disclosed and tracked in late 2022 (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is related to the TRACE method, which could be exploited to disclose network information. The severity of this vulnerability has been rated as HIGH with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N), indicating a significant impact on confidentiality but no impact on integrity or availability (NVD).

Impact

The primary impact of this vulnerability is the potential disclosure of sensitive network information through the TRACE method. This could allow unauthorized actors to gather intelligence about the network infrastructure, potentially facilitating further attacks (Debian Security).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in multiple versions across different distributions. Apache Traffic Server version 9.2.1 includes patches for this vulnerability. For Debian systems, fixes were released in version 8.1.7+ds-1~deb11u1 for bullseye and version 9.2.0+ds-1~deb12u1 for bookworm. Fedora has also released updates to version 9.2.1 for both Fedora 37 and 38 (Fedora Update, Debian Security).

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