Vulnerability Description
A cleartext transmission of sensitive information vulnerability exists in curl <v7.88.0 that could cause HSTS functionality to behave incorrectly when multiple URLs are requested in parallel. Using its HSTS support, curl can be instructed to use HTTPS instead of using an insecure clear-text HTTP step even when HTTP is provided in the URL. This HSTS mechanism would however surprisingly fail when multiple transfers are done in parallel as the HSTS cache file gets overwritten by the most recentlycompleted transfer. A later HTTP-only transfer to the earlier host name would then *not* get upgraded properly to HSTS.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Haxx | Curl | >= 7.77.0, < 7.88.0 |
| Netapp | Active Iq Unified Manager | - |
| Netapp | Clustered Data Ontap | 9.0 |
| Netapp | H300S Firmware | - |
| Netapp | H300S | - |
| Netapp | H500S Firmware | - |
| Netapp | H500S | - |
| Netapp | H700S Firmware | - |
| Netapp | H700S | - |
| Netapp | H410S Firmware | - |
| Netapp | H410S | - |
| Splunk | Universal Forwarder | >= 8.2.0, < 8.2.12 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1826048Not Applicable
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-12Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230309-0006/Third Party Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1826048Not Applicable
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-12Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230309-0006/Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2023-23915?
CVE-2023-23915 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). A cleartext transmission of sensitive information vulnerability exists in curl <v7.88.0 that could cause HSTS functionality to behave incorrectly when multiple URLs are requested in parallel. Using it...
How severe is CVE-2023-23915?
CVE-2023-23915 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2023-23915?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Haxx Curl, Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, Netapp Clustered Data Ontap, Netapp H300S Firmware, Netapp H300S.