CVE-2016-10517

7.4 HIGH
Published: October 24, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
View on NVD

Description

networking.c in Redis before 3.2.7 allows "Cross Protocol Scripting" because it lacks a check for POST and Host: strings, which are not valid in the Redis protocol (but commonly occur when an attack triggers an HTTP request to the Redis TCP port).

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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:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101572
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/antirez/redis/commit/874804da0c014a7d704b3d285aa500098a931f50
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/antirez/redis/3.2/00-RELEASENOTES
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101572
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/antirez/redis/commit/874804da0c014a7d704b3d285aa500098a931f50
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/antirez/redis/3.2/00-RELEASENOTES
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://www.reddit.com/r/redis/comments/5r8wxn/redis_327_is_out_important_security_fixes_inside/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.4 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.1%
80th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

redislabs