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CVE-2015-2156

Published: Oct 18, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-20
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
5.2%
Top 8.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Netty before 3.9.8.Final, 3.10.x before 3.10.3.Final, 4.0.x before 4.0.28.Final, and 4.1.x before 4.1.0.Beta5 and Play Framework 2.x before 2.3.9 might allow remote attackers to bypass the httpOnly flag on cookies and obtain sensitive information by leveraging improper validation of cookie name and value characters.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

Maven
package-ecosystem
io.netty:netty-parent
OSS Libraries
org.jboss.netty:netty
OSS Libraries
io.netty:netty
OSS Libraries
netty
oss-projectaka netty-incubator-codec-ohttp, io.netty:netty
nettyLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
lightbend
commercialaka akka http, spray-json, play framework
play frameworkLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
playframework
oss-project
play frameworkLibrary
OSS Libraries / web-framework
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/159379.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/159166.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://netty.io/news/2015/05/08/3-9-8-Final-and-3.html
netty.io
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