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Amazon Linux 2 : haproxy2 (ALASHAPROXY2-2024-008)
high Nessus Plugin ID 187781
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of haproxy2 installed on the remote host is prior to 2.2.17-1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2HAPROXY2-2024-008 advisory.HAProxy before 2.8.2 accepts # as part of the URI component, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or have unspecified other impact upon misinterpretation of a path_end rule, such as routing index.html#.png to a static server. (CVE-2023-45539)
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 haproxy2' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALASHAPROXY2-2024-008.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 187781
File Name: al2_ALASHAPROXY2-2024-008.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 1/9/2024
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: 4.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.5
Temporal Score: 6.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-45539
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.2
Temporal Score: 7.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:haproxy2, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:haproxy2-debuginfo
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/3/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/28/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-45539