CVE-2006-6276: sun java_system_application_server HTTP Request/Response Smuggling

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-6276 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) HTTP Request/Response Smuggling vulnerability in sun java_system_application_server. EPSS estimates a 3.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 04-12-2006
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

HTTP request smuggling vulnerability in Sun Java System Proxy Server before 20061130, when used with Sun Java System Application Server or Sun Java System Web Server, allows remote attackers to bypass HTTP request filtering, hijack web sessions, perform cross-site scripting (XSS), and poison web caches via unspecified attack vectors.

• CWE-444Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')The product acts as an intermediary HTTP agent (such as a proxy or firewall) in the data flow between two entities such as a client and server, but it does not interpret malformed HTTP requests or responses in ways that are consistent with how the messages will be processed by those entities that are at the ultimate destination.