| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
| org.http4s:blaze-http_2.12 | < 0.23.18 | 0.23.18 |
| org.http4s:blaze-http_2.13 | ≥ 1.0.0-M1, < 1.0.0-M42< 0.23.18 | 1.0.0-M420.23.18 |
| org.http4s:blaze-http_3 | ≥ 1.0.0-M1, < 1.0.0-M42< 0.23.18 | 1.0.0-M420.23.18 |
blaze-server can merge HTTP/1.1 chunked-body trailer fields into Request.headers. Because trailer fields are attacker-controlled, an unauthenticated remote client can inject arbitrary header names/values (e.g. X-Forwarded-For, internal-auth headers) that a fronting proxy sanitized from the request-header section, bypassing header-based trust decisions in the application.
Any http4s application using BlazeServerBuilder over HTTP/1.1 whose routes or middleware trust proxy-set headers (e.g., X-Forwarded-For, X-Real-IP, X-Forwarded-Host, org-internal auth headers) is affected. Where a fronting proxy strips/normalizes those headers but forwards chunked bodies with trailers intact, an attacker can spoof client IP for allow-lists/rate-limits/audit, forge the scheme, or inject internal-auth headers. A promoted trailer is also honored, allowing attacker-controlled termination of pooled backend connections.
httpsConnection: closeDeploy behind a proxy that removes trailer fields (or rejects requests that use trailers) before forwarding; until patched, avoid trust decisions based on headers that a proxy is relied upon to sanitize.
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