Economizzer host header injection vulnerability
Impact
A host header injection vulnerability exists in gugoan's Economizzer v.0.9-beta1 and commit 3730880 (April 2023). By sending a specially crafted host header in the reset password request, it is possible to send password reset links to users which, once clicked, lead to an attacker-controlled server and thus leak the password reset token. This allows an attacker to reset other users' passwords.
Source excerpt · OSVAffected packages
Start with the recorded fix for your release branch. Check your installed version and test compatibility before upgrading. Fixing this advisory does not rule out other vulnerabilities in the release.
| Affected range | Recorded fix |
|---|---|
| Earlier releases through 0.9-beta1 (inclusive)Ecosystem versions | Not recorded |
Version evidence: OSV · GHSA-hqp9-mrjw-7qq2
View original version evidence (3 explicit versions)
Original source description
A host header injection vulnerability exists in gugoan's Economizzer v.0.9-beta1 and commit 3730880 (April 2023). By sending a specially crafted host header in the reset password request, it is possible to send password reset links to users which, once clicked, lead to an attacker-controlled server and thus leak the password reset token. This allows an attacker to reset other users' passwords.
References
- Security advisory nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38877
- Patch github.com/gugoan/economizzer/commit/37308802dfe00d43df396a8afaa2096ece8b7b57
- Security advisory github.com/dub-flow/vulnerability-research/tree/main/CVE-2023-38877
- Source reference github.com/gugoan/economizzer
- Source reference www.economizzer.org/