CVE-2026-40560
Starman versions before 0.4018 for Perl allows HTTP Request Smuggling via Improper Header Precedence
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.5 High
- Published
- Apr 28, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 29, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 14, 2026
Description
Starman versions before 0.4018 for Perl allows HTTP Request Smuggling via Improper Header Precedence.
Starman incorrectly prioritizes "Content-Length" over "Transfer-Encoding: chunked" when both headers are present in an HTTP request. Per RFC 7230 3.3.3, Transfer-Encoding must take precedence.
An attacker could exploit this to smuggle malicious HTTP requests via a front-end reverse proxy.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.5 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-444 Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
StarmanMIYAGAWA |
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References
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