CVE-2020-3246: Cisco Umbrella Carriage Return Line Feed Injection Vulnerability

Published May 6, 2020
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Updated

A vulnerability in the web server of Cisco Umbrella could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to perform a carriage return line feed (CRLF) injection attack against a user of an affected service. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user to access a crafted URL. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject arbitrary HTTP headers into valid HTTP responses sent to the browser of the user.

Affected Software

1 affected component
cisco Umbrella

Event History

May 6, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:41 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:41 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this Cisco Umbrella vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID for this Cisco Umbrella vulnerability is CVE-2020-3246.

2

What is the severity level of CVE-2020-3246?

The severity level of CVE-2020-3246 is medium (4.3).

3

How does this vulnerability in Cisco Umbrella occur?

This vulnerability in Cisco Umbrella occurs due to insufficient validation of user input, allowing a CRLF injection attack.

4

What is the impact of exploiting CVE-2020-3246?

Exploiting CVE-2020-3246 could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to perform a CRLF injection attack against a user of the affected service.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-3246?

You can find more information about CVE-2020-3246 at the Cisco Security Advisory: https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-umbrella-head-inject-n4QArJH

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