Description
Traefik is an open source HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. When Traefik is configured to use the `HTTPChallenge` to generate and renew the Let's Encrypt TLS certificates, the delay authorized to solve the challenge (50 seconds) can be exploited by attackers to achieve a `slowloris attack`. This vulnerability has been patch in version 2.10.6 and 3.0.0-beta5. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should replace the `HTTPChallenge` with the `TLSChallenge` or the `DNSChallenge`.
Published: 2023-12-04
Score: 5.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-3160 Traefik is an open source HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. When Traefik is configured to use the `HTTPChallenge` to generate and renew the Let's Encrypt TLS certificates, the delay authorized to solve the challenge (50 seconds) can be exploited by attackers to achieve a `slowloris attack`. This vulnerability has been patch in version 2.10.6 and 3.0.0-beta5. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should replace the `HTTPChallenge` with the `TLSChallenge` or the `DNSChallenge`.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-8g85-whqh-cr2f Traefik vulnerable to potential DDoS via ACME HTTPChallenge
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2024-12-18T14:12:58.629Z

Reserved: 2023-10-30T19:57:51.676Z

Link: CVE-2023-47124

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Status : Modified

Published: 2023-12-04T21:15:33.850

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:29:49.663

Link: CVE-2023-47124

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