URL poisoning via trusted X-Forwarded headers
Published Aug 1, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025
HTTP host-header injection in Laminas Project laminas-diactoros before 2.11.1 allows remote attackers to poison generated URLs. ServerRequestFactory::fromGlobals() trusts X-Forwarded-Host and X-Forwarded-Proto values from untrusted sources when constructing the request URI. Exposure requires direct access or an untrusted proxy; poisoned absolute links can enable cross-site scripting or direct users to attacker-controlled hosts.
Summary
What happened
HTTP host-header injection in Laminas Project laminas-diactoros before 2.11.1 allows remote attackers to poison generated URLs. ServerRequestFactory::fromGlobals() trusts X-Forwarded-Host and X-Forwarded-Proto values from untrusted sources when constructing the request URI. Exposure requires direct access or an untrusted proxy; poisoned absolute links can enable cross-site scripting or direct users to attacker-controlled hosts.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-31109
- Published
- Aug 1, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 23, 2025
- Vendor
- Laminas Project
- Product
- laminas-diactoros
- Classifications
- CWE-79, CWE-444, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 1, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=< 2.11.1
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