CVE-2015-7519

3.7 LOW
Published: January 08, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

agent/Core/Controller/SendRequest.cpp in Phusion Passenger before 4.0.60 and 5.0.x before 5.0.22, when used in Apache integration mode or in standalone mode without a filtering proxy, allows remote attackers to spoof headers passed to applications by using an _ (underscore) character instead of a - (dash) character in an HTTP header, as demonstrated by an X_User header.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://blog.phusion.nl/2015/12/07/cve-2015-7519/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/07/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/07/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://blog.phusion.nl/2015/12/07/cve-2015-7519/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=956281
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://puppet.com/security/cve/passenger-dec-2015-security-fixes
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
3.7 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
59th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

phusionpassenger