CVE-2024-6827

HTTP Request Smuggling in benoitc/gunicorn

Published Mar 20, 2025 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Gunicorn version 21.2.0 does not properly validate the value of the 'Transfer-Encoding' header as specified in the RFC standards, which leads to the default fallback method of 'Content-Length,' making it vulnerable to TE.CL request smuggling. This vulnerability can lead to cache poisoning, data exposure, session manipulation, SSRF, XSS, DoS, data integrity compromise, security bypass, information leakage, and business logic abuse.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-6969 Gunicorn HTTP Request/Response Smuggling vulnerability
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-hc5x-x2vx-497g Gunicorn HTTP Request/Response Smuggling vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat discovery
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:discovery:1.0::el9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat discovery
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Gunicorn version 21.2.0 does not properly validate the value of the 'Transfer-Encoding' header as specified in the RFC standards, which leads to the default fallback method of 'Content-Length,' making it vulnerable to TE.CL request smuggling. This vulnerability can lead to cache poisoning, data exposure, session manipulation, SSRF, XSS, DoS, data integrity compromise, security bypass, information leakage, and business logic abuse.
Title HTTP Request Smuggling in benoitc/gunicorn
Weaknesses CWE-444
References
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
@huntr_ai
Published
Updated
Oct 15, 2025, 12:50 PM
Reserved
Jul 16, 2024, 11:32 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Mar 20, 2025, 10:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:18 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Mar 20, 2025, 10:09 AM