VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-2255

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability0.94%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-08-25
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

A vulnerability was found in mod_wsgi. The X-Client-IP header is not removed from a request from an untrusted proxy, allowing an attacker to pass the X-Client-IP header to the target WSGI application because the condition to remove it is missing.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
  • CWE-348: Use of Less Trusted Source

Primary references