CVE-2015-7519
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-7519 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-01-08 19:59:05 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | agent/Core/Controller/SendRequest.cpp in Phusion Passenger before 4.0.60 and 5.0.x before 5.0.22, when used in Apache integration mode or in standalone mode without a filtering proxy, allows remote attackers to spoof headers passed to applications by using an _ (underscore) character instead of a - (dash) character in an HTTP header, as demonstrated by an X_User header. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 3.7 LOW from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 3.7 | LOW | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
HighPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
LowAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Phusionpassenger | Phusion Passenger | 5.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phusionpassenger | Phusion Passenger | 5.0.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Phusionpassenger | Phusion Passenger | 5.0.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Phusionpassenger | Phusion Passenger | 5.0.0 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Phusionpassenger | Phusion Passenger | 5.0.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Phusionpassenger | Phusion Passenger | 5.0.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Phusionpassenger | Phusion Passenger | 5.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phusionpassenger | Phusion Passenger | 5.0.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phusionpassenger | Phusion Passenger | 5.0.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phusionpassenger | Phusion Passenger | 5.0.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phusionpassenger | Phusion Passenger | 5.0.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phusionpassenger | Phusion Passenger | 5.0.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phusionpassenger | Phusion Passenger | 5.0.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phusionpassenger | Phusion Passenger | 5.0.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phusionpassenger | Phusion Passenger | 5.0.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phusionpassenger | Phusion Passenger | 5.0.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phusionpassenger | Phusion Passenger | 5.0.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phusionpassenger | Phusion Passenger | 5.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phusionpassenger | Phusion Passenger | 5.0.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phusionpassenger | Phusion Passenger | 5.0.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phusionpassenger | Phusion Passenger | 5.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phusionpassenger | Phusion Passenger | 5.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phusionpassenger | Phusion Passenger | 5.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phusionpassenger | Phusion Passenger | 5.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phusionpassenger | Phusion Passenger | 5.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phusionpassenger | Phusion Passenger | 5.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phusionpassenger | Phusion Passenger | 5.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phusionpassenger | Phusion Passenger | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fix CVE-2015-7519 header collision vulnerability · phusion/passenger@ddb8ecc · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | |
| Bug 956281 – VUL-0: CVE-2015-7519: rubygem-passenger: Passenger is not filtering environment like apache is doing | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.suse.com | |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:2337-1: important: Security update for | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| oss-security - CVE-2015-7519: Phusion Passenger Header overwriting issue | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| CVE-2015-7519 - Header Overwriting Passenger Vulnerability | Puppet | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | puppet.com | |
| oss-security - injecting environment variables into Phusion Passenger (CVE-2015-7519) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 1399-1] ruby-passenger security update | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.debian.org | |
| Security advisory: CVE-2015-7519 header overwriting (medium severity) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | blog.phusion.nl | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.