CVE-2021-38512

moderate-risk
Published 2021-08-10

An issue was discovered in the actix-http crate before 3.0.0-beta.9 for Rust. HTTP/1 request smuggling (aka HRS) can occur, potentially leading to credential disclosure.

Do I need to act?

-
0.42% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
-
Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
?
Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (11)

Actix-Http
Actix-Http
Actix-Http
Actix-Http
Actix-Http
Actix-Http
Actix-Http
Actix-Http
Actix-Http
Actix-Http

Affected Vendors

Fedoraproject Actix

References (6)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro...
Exploit https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/actix-http/RUS...
Third Party Advisory https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0081.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro...
Exploit https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/actix-http/RUS...
Third Party Advisory https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0081.html
44
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 16/34 · Moderate