CVE-2024-45806: Potential manipulate `x-envoy` headers from external sources in envoy

Published Sep 19, 2024
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Updated

Envoy is a cloud-native high-performance edge/middle/service proxy. A security vulnerability in Envoy allows external clients to manipulate Envoy headers, potentially leading to unauthorized access or other malicious actions within the mesh. This issue arises due to Envoy's default configuration of internal trust boundaries, which considers all RFC1918 private address ranges as internal. The default behavior for handling internal addresses in Envoy has been changed. Previously, RFC1918 IP addresses were automatically considered internal, even if the internaladdressconfig was empty. The default configuration of Envoy will continue to trust internal addresses while in this release and it will not trust them by default in next release. If you have tooling such as probes on your private network which need to be treated as trusted (e.g. changing arbitrary x-envoy headers) please explicitly include those addresses or CIDR ranges into internaladdressconfig. Successful exploitation could allow attackers to bypass security controls, access sensitive data, or disrupt services within the mesh, like Istio. This issue has been addressed in versions 1.31.2, 1.30.6, 1.29.9, and 1.28.7. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Affected Software

4 affected components
Envoyproxy Envoy<1.28.7
Envoyproxy Envoy>=1.29.0<1.29.9
Envoyproxy Envoy>=1.30.0<1.30.6
Envoyproxy Envoy>=1.31.0<1.31.2

Event History

Sep 19, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:34 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:34 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Sep 20, 2024
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·12:40 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-45806?

CVE-2024-45806 has been classified with a high severity level due to the potential for unauthorized access through manipulated headers.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-45806?

To fix CVE-2024-45806, it is recommended to upgrade Envoy Proxy to a version higher than 1.31.2, 1.30.6, 1.29.9, or 1.28.7.

3

Which versions of Envoy are affected by CVE-2024-45806?

CVE-2024-45806 affects Envoy Proxy versions up to 1.28.7 and versions from 1.29.0 to 1.29.9, 1.30.0 to 1.30.6, and 1.31.0 to 1.31.2.

4

What kind of attack is possible due to CVE-2024-45806?

CVE-2024-45806 allows external clients to manipulate headers, potentially leading to unauthorized actions within the service mesh.

5

Is CVE-2024-45806 a zero-day vulnerability?

CVE-2024-45806 is not categorized as a zero-day vulnerability since it has been disclosed with available fixes.

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