Description
A vulnerability was found in mod_wsgi. The X-Client-IP header is not removed from a request from an untrusted proxy, allowing an attacker to pass the X-Client-IP header to the target WSGI application because the condition to remove it is missing.
Published: 2022-08-25
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3111-1 mod-wsgi security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-0159 A vulnerability was found in mod_wsgi. The X-Client-IP header is not removed from a request from an untrusted proxy, allowing an attacker to pass the X-Client-IP header to the target WSGI application because the condition to remove it is missing.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-7527-8855-9cf8 Incorrect header handling in mod-wsgi
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5551-1 mod-wsgi vulnerability
History

Tue, 13 May 2025 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux

Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux
Modwsgi Mod Wsgi
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-03T00:32:09.572Z

Reserved: 2022-06-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-2255

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-08-25T18:15:09.993

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:00:37.660

Link: CVE-2022-2255

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2022-07-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-2255 - Bugzilla

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