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Amazon Linux 2 : mod_wsgi (ALASHTTPD_MODULES-2023-001)
high Nessus Plugin ID 181936
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2HTTPD_MODULES-2023-001 advisory.A vulnerability was found in mod_wsgi. The X-Client-IP header is not removed from a request from an untrusted proxy, allowing an attacker to pass the X-Client-IP header to the target WSGI application because the condition to remove it is missing. (CVE-2022-2255)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Run 'yum update mod_wsgi' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALASHTTPD_MODULES-2023-001.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 181936
File Name: al2_ALASHTTPD_MODULES-2023-001.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 9/27/2023
Updated: 12/11/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-2255
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python2-mod_wsgi, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mod_wsgi-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3-mod_wsgi
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/7/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/25/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-2255