CVE-2020-28473

Web Cache Poisoning

Published Jan 18, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
The package bottle from 0 and before 0.12.19 are vulnerable to Web Cache Poisoning by using a vector called parameter cloaking. When the attacker can separate query parameters using a semicolon (;), they can cause a difference in the interpretation of the request between the proxy (running with default configuration) and the server. This can result in malicious requests being cached as completely safe ones, as the proxy would usually not see the semicolon as a separator, and therefore would not include it in a cache key of an unkeyed parameter.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2531-1 python-bottle security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-0038 The package bottle from 0 and before 0.12.19 are vulnerable to Web Cache Poisoning by using a vector called parameter cloaking. When the attacker can separate query parameters using a semicolon (;), they can cause a difference in the interpretation of the request between the proxy (running with default configuration) and the server. This can result in malicious requests being cached as completely safe ones, as the proxy would usually not see the semicolon as a separator, and therefore would not include it in a cache key of an unkeyed parameter.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-qhx9-7hx7-cp4r bottle HTTP Request smuggling
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5105-1 Bottle vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
snyk
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 8:41 PM
Reserved
Nov 12, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 18, 2021, 12:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:10 AM