CVE-2021-32777

Envoy is an open source L7 proxy and communication bus designed for large modern service oriented architectures. In affected versions when ext-authz extension is sending request headers to the external authorization service it must merge multiple value headers according to the HTTP spec. However, only the last header value is sent. This may allow specifically crafted requests to bypass authorization. Attackers may be able to escalate privileges when using ext-authz extension or back end service that uses multiple value headers for authorization. A specifically constructed request may be delivered by an untrusted downstream peer in the presence of ext-authz extension. Envoy versions 1.19.1, 1.18.4, 1.17.4, 1.16.5 contain fixes to the ext-authz extension to correctly merge multiple request header values, when sending request for authorization.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:1.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

15 Jun 2022, 15:50

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:1.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

07 Sep 2021, 18:51

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : 7.5
v3 : 9.8
v2 : 7.5
v3 : 8.3

01 Sep 2021, 21:49

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-551
References (MISC) https://www.envoyproxy.io/docs/envoy/v1.19.0/version_history/version_history - (MISC) https://www.envoyproxy.io/docs/envoy/v1.19.0/version_history/version_history - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References (CONFIRM) https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-6g4j-5vrw-2m8h - (CONFIRM) https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-6g4j-5vrw-2m8h - Third Party Advisory
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : 8.6
v2 : 7.5
v3 : 9.8
CPE cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

24 Aug 2021, 21:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2021-08-24 21:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:55


NVD link : CVE-2021-32777

Mitre link : CVE-2021-32777

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-32777


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Products Affected

envoyproxy

  • envoy
CWE
CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization

CWE-551

Incorrect Behavior Order: Authorization Before Parsing and Canonicalization