CVE-2021-31920

istio/istio: HTTP request with escaped slash characters can bypass authorization mechanisms

Published May 27, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
Istio before 1.8.6 and 1.9.x before 1.9.5 has a remotely exploitable vulnerability where an HTTP request path with multiple slashes or escaped slash characters (%2F or %5C) could potentially bypass an Istio authorization policy when path based authorization rules are used.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-2845 Istio before 1.8.6 and 1.9.x before 1.9.5 has a remotely exploitable vulnerability where an HTTP request path with multiple slashes or escaped slash characters (%2F or %5C) could potentially bypass an Istio authorization policy when path based authorization rules are used.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-6q5m-22mq-q2xv Istio Authorization Bypass Vulnerability
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 11:10 PM
Reserved
Apr 30, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 27, 2021, 5:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:52 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
May 11, 2021, 7:00 PM