CVE-2022-43551: fedoraproject fedora

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-43551 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 16.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 23-12-2022
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 14-10-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability exists in curl <7.87.0 HSTS check that could be bypassed to trick it to keep using HTTP. Using its HSTS support, curl can be instructed to use HTTPS instead of using an insecure clear-text HTTP step even when HTTP is provided in the URL. However, the HSTS mechanism could be bypassed if the host name in the given URL first uses IDN characters that get replaced to ASCII counterparts as part of the IDN conversion. Like using the character UTF-8 U+3002 (IDEOGRAPHIC FULL STOP) instead of the common ASCII full stop (U+002E) `.`. Then in a subsequent request, it does not detect the HSTS state and makes a clear text transfer. Because it would store the info IDN encoded but look for it IDN decoded.

• CWE-319Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive InformationThe product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.