Apple macOS up to 12.3 Apache request smuggling

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 12.3. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Apache. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-22720. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple macOS up to 12.3 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Apache. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-444. 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. The impact remains unknown.

The weakness was published 05/16/2022 as HT213257 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-22720. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

Multiple issues in apache

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236725 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0023: httpd:2.4 (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0023)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 12.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

Multiple issues were addressed by updating apache to version 2.4.53.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (236725). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Request smuggling
CWE: CWE-444
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 236725
Nessus Name: Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0023: httpd:2.4 (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0023)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 12.4

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01/06/2022 🔍
05/16/2022 +129 days 🔍
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05/18/2022 +2 days 🔍
05/16/2025 +1094 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213257
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-22720 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-22720
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-200135
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 05/18/2022 07:14
Updated: 05/16/2025 15:53
Changes: 05/18/2022 07:14 (17), 05/18/2022 07:17 (30), 05/24/2022 15:05 (2), 05/24/2022 15:11 (20), 05/16/2025 15:53 (16)
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