CVE-2022-45059

An issue was discovered in Varnish Cache 7.x before 7.1.2 and 7.2.x before 7.2.1. A request smuggling attack can be performed on Varnish Cache servers by requesting that certain headers are made hop-by-hop, preventing the Varnish Cache servers from forwarding critical headers to the backend.

CVSS v3.1 NVD

7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS

1.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 74th percentile

Published

2022-11-09

Updated

2025-05-01

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• martinvks/CVE-2022-45059-demo0★ · 2023-11-14

Security advisories

• https://varnish-cache.org/security/VSV00010.html

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry