CVE-2022-21657: X.509 Extended Key Usage and Trust Purposes bypass in Envoy

Published Feb 22, 2022
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Updated

Envoy is an open source edge and service proxy, designed for cloud-native applications. In affected versions Envoy does not restrict the set of certificates it accepts from the peer, either as a TLS client or a TLS server, to only those certificates that contain the necessary extendedKeyUsage (id-kp-serverAuth and id-kp-clientAuth, respectively). This means that a peer may present an e-mail certificate (e.g. id-kp-emailProtection), either as a leaf certificate or as a CA in the chain, and it will be accepted for TLS. This is particularly bad when combined with the issue described in pull request #630, in that it allows a Web PKI CA that is intended only for use with S/MIME, and thus exempted from audit or supervision, to issue TLS certificates that will be accepted by Envoy. As a result Envoy will trust upstream certificates that should not be trusted. There are no known workarounds to this issue. Users are advised to upgrade.

Affected Software

3 affected components
Envoyproxy Envoy<1.18.6
Envoyproxy Envoy>=1.19.0<1.19.3
Envoyproxy Envoy>=1.20.0<1.20.2

Event History

Feb 22, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:30 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:30 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2022-21657?

CVE-2022-21657 is a vulnerability in Envoy that allows it to accept certificates without the necessary extendedKeyUsage.

2

How does CVE-2022-21657 affect Envoy?

CVE-2022-21657 affects Envoy by not restricting the set of certificates it accepts from the peer to only those with the necessary extendedKeyUsage.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2022-21657?

CVE-2022-21657 has a severity score of 6.5 out of 10, which is considered medium.

4

Which versions of Envoy are affected by CVE-2022-21657?

Envoy versions up to and including 1.18.6, 1.19.0 to 1.19.3, and 1.20.0 to 1.20.2 are affected by CVE-2022-21657.

5

How can I fix CVE-2022-21657 in Envoy?

To fix CVE-2022-21657 in Envoy, update to a version that includes the necessary fix released by the Envoy project.

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