CVE-2016-6287
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-19
Data Handling
Publication date:
10/01/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025
Description
The "http-client" egg always used a HTTP_PROXY environment variable to determine whether HTTP traffic should be routed via a proxy, even when running as a CGI process. Under several web servers this would mean a user-supplied "Proxy" header could allow an attacker to direct all HTTP requests through a proxy (also known as a "httpoxy" attack). This affects all versions of http-client before 0.10.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
5.00
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:http-client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9 (including) |
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