QID 379001

Date Published: 2023-11-30

QID 379001: Libcurl Cookie Injection Vulnerability

Curl is a command-line tool to transfer data to or from a server, using any of the supported protocols (HTTP, FTP, IMAP, POP3, SCP, SFTP, SMTP, TFTP, TELNET, LDAP, or FILE). curl is powered by Libcurl.

CVE-2023-38546:This flaw allows an attacker to insert cookies at will into a running program using libcurl, if the specific series of conditions are met.

Affected Versions:
curl from 7.9.1 till 8.3.0

QID Detection Logic:(Authenticated)
This QID checks the vulnerable version of curl and libcurl.

Successful exploitation makes an attacker to insert cookies at will into a running program using libcurl.

CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 3.7 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.8 severity.

Solution

curl has released fix to address this issue. Customers are advised to refer to CVE-2023-38546 for updates pertaining to this vulnerability.

Vendor References

CVE-2023-38546 - curl.se/docs/CVE-2023-38546.html

CVEs related to QID 379001

CVE-2023-38546 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
CVE-2023-38546			curl.se/docs/CVE-2023-38546.html

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