Apache Traffic Control Traffic Ops Email Injection Vulnerability
Vulnerability Description
An authenticated Apache Traffic Control Traffic Ops user with Portal-level privileges can send a request with a specially-crafted email subject to the /deliveryservices/request Traffic Ops endpoint to send an email, from the Traffic Ops server, with an arbitrary body to an arbitrary email address. Apache Traffic Control 5.1.x users should upgrade to 5.1.3 or 6.0.0. 4.1.x users should upgrade to 5.1.3.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- This issue was discovered by GitHub's CodeQL code scanning service.
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re384fd0f44c6d230f31376153c6e8b59e4a669f927c1533d06d702af%40%3Cdev.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf0481b9e38ece1ece458d3ce7b2d671df819e3555597f31fc34f084e%40%3Ccommits.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/12/1
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r78d471d8a4fd268a4c5ae6c47327c09d9d4b4467c31da2c97422febb%40%3Cdev.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7dfa9a89b39d06caeeeb7b5cdc41b3493a9b86cc6cfa059d3f349d87%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
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