CVE-2024-28869

HIGH

Traefik < 2.11.2 - Improper Exception Handling

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. In affected versions sending a GET request to any Traefik endpoint with the "Content-length" request header results in an indefinite hang with the default configuration. This vulnerability can be exploited by attackers to induce a denial of service. This vulnerability has been addressed in version 2.11.2 and 3.0.0-rc5. Users are advised to upgrade. For affected versions, this vulnerability can be mitigated by configuring the readTimeout option.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0102
EPSS Percentile 77.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-755
Status published
Products (4)
traefik/traefik 3.0.0 (10 CPE variants)
traefik/traefik < 2.11.2
traefik/traefik 0 - 2.11.2 (2 CPE variants)Go
traefik/traefik 3.0.0-beta3 - 3.0.0-rc5Go
Published Apr 12, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026