CVE-2016-6287

Published Jan 10, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
The "http-client" egg always used a HTTP_PROXY environment variable to determine whether HTTP traffic should be routed via a proxy, even when running as a CGI process. Under several web servers this would mean a user-supplied "Proxy" header could allow an attacker to direct all HTTP requests through a proxy (also known as a "httpoxy" attack). This affects all versions of http-client before 0.10.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-7217 The "http-client" egg always used a HTTP_PROXY environment variable to determine whether HTTP traffic should be routed via a proxy, even when running as a CGI process. Under several web servers this would mean a user-supplied "Proxy" header could allow an attacker to direct all HTTP requests through a proxy (also known as a "httpoxy" attack). This affects all versions of http-client before 0.10.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 1:22 AM
Reserved
Jul 22, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 10, 2017, 3:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:50 AM