CVE-2017-5868

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Published May 25, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 4.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

CRLF injection vulnerability in the web interface in OpenVPN Access Server 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and consequently conduct session fixation attacks and possibly HTTP response splitting attacks via "%0A" characters in the PATH_INFO to __session_start__/.

Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn_access_server:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-14944	CRLF injection vulnerability in the web interface in OpenVPN Access Server 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and consequently conduct session fixation attacks and possibly HTTP response splitting attacks via "%0A" characters in the PATH_INFO to __session_start__/.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 4.6% (4.622% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/23/13
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038547
https://sysdream.com/news/lab/2017-05-05-cve-2017-5868-openvpn-access-server-crlf-injection-with-session-fixation/

History

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Subscriptions

Openvpn Openvpn Access Server

Weaknesses

CWE-93

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 3:11 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 25, 2017, 7:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 3:11 PM
Reserved: Feb 2, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:21 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 26, 2017, 1:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:21 AM

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