CVE-2015-2156

7.5 HIGH
Published: October 18, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

Netty before 3.9.8.Final, 3.10.x before 3.10.3.Final, 4.0.x before 4.0.28.Final, and 4.1.x before 4.1.0.Beta5 and Play Framework 2.x before 2.3.9 might allow remote attackers to bypass the httpOnly flag on cookies and obtain sensitive information by leveraging improper validation of cookie name and value characters.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/159379.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/159166.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://netty.io/news/2015/05/08/3-9-8-Final-and-3.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/17/1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74704
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1222923
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/netty/netty/pull/3754
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9317fd092b257a0815434b116a8af8daea6e920b6673f4fd5583d5fe%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a19bb1003b0d6cd22475ba83c019b4fc7facfef2a9e13f71132529d3%40%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/dc1275aef115bda172851a231c76c0932d973f9ffd8bc375c4aba769%40%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerability/CVE-2015-2156-HttpOnlyBypass
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/159379.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/159166.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://netty.io/news/2015/05/08/3-9-8-Final-and-3.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/17/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74704
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1222923
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/netty/netty/pull/3754
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9317fd092b257a0815434b116a8af8daea6e920b6673f4fd5583d5fe%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a19bb1003b0d6cd22475ba83c019b4fc7facfef2a9e13f71132529d3%40%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/dc1275aef115bda172851a231c76c0932d973f9ffd8bc375c4aba769%40%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerability/CVE-2015-2156-HttpOnlyBypass
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

24 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
5.4%
92th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

netty lightbend playframework

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