PT-2020-5796
CVE-2020-17509
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Published
2020-08-12
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Updated
2021-01-15
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.5
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions:
Apache Traffic Server versions 6.0.0 through 6.2.3
Apache Traffic Server versions 7.0.0 through 7.1.11
Apache Traffic Server versions 8.0.0 through 8.1.0
Description:
The issue is related to the ATS negative cache option, which is vulnerable to a cache poisoning attack. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote attacker to impact data integrity. The attack is associated with a flaw in the interpretation of HTTP requests.
Recommendations:
For Apache Traffic Server versions 6.0.0 through 6.2.3, upgrade or disable the ATS negative cache option to mitigate the risk.
For Apache Traffic Server versions 7.0.0 through 7.1.11, upgrade or disable the ATS negative cache option to mitigate the risk.
For Apache Traffic Server versions 8.0.0 through 8.1.0, upgrade or disable the ATS negative cache option to mitigate the risk.
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