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A HTTP Host header attack exists in ExponentCMS 2.6 and...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published May 24, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 30, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

A HTTP Host header attack exists in ExponentCMS 2.6 and below in /exponent_constants.php. A modified HTTP header can change links on the webpage to an arbitrary value, leading to a possible attack vector for MITM.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Aug 16, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 24, 2022
Last updated Jan 30, 2023

Severity

Moderate

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2021-38751

GHSA ID

GHSA-mg75-hvvv-r45q

Source code

No known source code

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