CVE-2023-46218
What it is
This flaw allows a malicious HTTP server to set "super cookies" in curl that are then passed back to more origins than what is otherwise allowed or possible. This allows a site to set cookies that then would get sent to different and unrelated sites and domains. It could do this by exploiting a mixed case flaw in curl's function that verifies a given cookie domain against the Public Suffix List (PSL). For example a cookie could be set with `domain=co.UK` when the URL used a lower case hostname `curl.co.uk`, even though `co.uk` is listed as a PSL domain.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 1.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 1.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.7% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-178
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Haxx Curl ≤ 8.4.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora 39
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 6.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2023-46218.html
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2212193
- https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2023-46218.html
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2212193
References
- https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2023-46218.html
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2212193
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00015.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3ZX3VW67N4ACRAPMV2QS2LVYGD7H2MVE/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UOGXU25FMMT2X6UUITQ7EZZYMJ42YWWD/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240125-0007/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5587
- https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2023-46218.html
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2212193
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00015.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3ZX3VW67N4ACRAPMV2QS2LVYGD7H2MVE/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UOGXU25FMMT2X6UUITQ7EZZYMJ42YWWD/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240125-0007/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5587
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-093430.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-202008.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-331112.html