CVE-2015-7519
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20
Input Validation
Publication date:
08/01/2016
Last modified:
12/04/2025
Description
agent/Core/Controller/SendRequest.cpp in Phusion Passenger before 4.0.60 and 5.0.x before 5.0.22, when used in Apache integration mode or in standalone mode without a filtering proxy, allows remote attackers to spoof headers passed to applications by using an _ (underscore) character instead of a - (dash) character in an HTTP header, as demonstrated by an X_User header.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
3.70
Severity 3.x
LOW
Base Score 2.0
4.30
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:phusionpassenger:phusion_passenger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.59 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:phusionpassenger:phusion_passenger:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:phusionpassenger:phusion_passenger:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:phusionpassenger:phusion_passenger:5.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:phusionpassenger:phusion_passenger:5.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:phusionpassenger:phusion_passenger:5.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:phusionpassenger:phusion_passenger:5.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:phusionpassenger:phusion_passenger:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:phusionpassenger:phusion_passenger:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:phusionpassenger:phusion_passenger:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:phusionpassenger:phusion_passenger:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:phusionpassenger:phusion_passenger:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:phusionpassenger:phusion_passenger:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:phusionpassenger:phusion_passenger:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:phusionpassenger:phusion_passenger:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00024.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/07/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/07/2
- https://blog.phusion.nl/2015/12/07/cve-2015-7519/
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=956281
- https://github.com/phusion/passenger/commit/ddb8ecc4ebf260e4967f57f271d4f5761abeac3e
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00007.html
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/passenger-dec-2015-security-fixes
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00024.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/07/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/07/2
- https://blog.phusion.nl/2015/12/07/cve-2015-7519/
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=956281
- https://github.com/phusion/passenger/commit/ddb8ecc4ebf260e4967f57f271d4f5761abeac3e
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00007.html
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/passenger-dec-2015-security-fixes



