CVE-2022-22720

httpd: Errors encountered during the discarding of request body lead to HTTP request smuggling

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

8.3

CVSS 3.1

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Published · March 14, 2022

Updated · November 2, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in httpd. The inbound connection is not closed when it fails to discard the request body, which may expose the server to HTTP request smuggling.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

There are currently no known mitigations for this issue.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 8.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

CWE-444 · Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests