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CVE-2022-31813

httpd: mod_proxy: X-Forwarded-For dropped by hop-by-hop mechanism

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.3

CVSS 3.1

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Published · June 8, 2022

Updated · November 2, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the mod_proxy module of httpd. The server may remove the X-Forwarded-* headers from a request based on the client-side Connection header hop-by-hop mechanism.

Statement

This flaw has been rated as having a security impact of Moderate, and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 is now in Maintenance Support 2 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CWE-444 · Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests