CVE-2023-23934
Wrkzeug's incorrect parsing of nameless cookies leads to __Host- cookies bypass
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 2.6 Low
- Published
- Feb 14, 2023
- Updated
- Mar 10, 2025
- Reserved
- Jan 19, 2023
Description
Werkzeug is a comprehensive WSGI web application library. Browsers may allow "nameless" cookies that look like `=value` instead of `key=value`. A vulnerable browser may allow a compromised application on an adjacent subdomain to exploit this to set a cookie like `=__Host-test=bad` for another subdomain. Werkzeug prior to 2.2.3 will parse the cookie `=__Host-test=bad` as __Host-test=bad`. If a Werkzeug application is running next to a vulnerable or malicious subdomain which sets such a cookie using a vulnerable browser, the Werkzeug application will see the bad cookie value but the valid cookie key. The issue is fixed in Werkzeug 2.2.3.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 2.6 Low | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
werkzeugpallets |
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References
- https://github.com/pallets/werkzeug/security/advisories/GHSA-px8h-6qxv-m22q
- https://github.com/pallets/werkzeug/commit/cf275f42acad1b5950c50ffe8ef58fe62cdce028
- https://github.com/pallets/werkzeug/releases/tag/2.2.3
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5470
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230818-0003/
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