CVE-2022-2880: Incorrect sanitization of forwarded query parameters in net/http/httputil

Published Oct 4, 2022
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Updated

A flaw was found in the golang package, where requests forwarded by reverse proxy include the raw query parameters from the inbound request, including unparseable parameters rejected by net/http. This issue could permit query parameter smuggling when a Go proxy forwards a parameter with an unparseable value. After the fix, the reverse proxy sanitizes the query parameters in the forwarded query when the outbound request's form field is set after the reverse proxy. The director function returns, indicating that the proxy has parsed the query parameters. Proxies that do not parse query parameters continue to forward the original query parameters unchanged.

Other sources

Golang Go could allow a remote attacker to conduct query parameter smuggling, caused by the inclusion of unparseable parameters rejected by net/http in requests forwarded by ReverseProxy. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to conduct query parameter smuggling.

IBM

Incorrect sanitization of forwarded query parameters in net/http/httputil

Microsoft

Requests forwarded by ReverseProxy include the raw query parameters from the inbound request, including unparsable parameters rejected by net/http. This could permit query parameter smuggling when a Go proxy forwards a parameter with an unparsable value. After fix, ReverseProxy sanitizes the query parameters in the forwarded query when the outbound request's Form field is set after the ReverseProxy. Director function returns, indicating that the proxy has parsed the query parameters. Proxies which do not parse query parameters continue to forward the original query parameters unchanged.

Requests forwarded by ReverseProxy included the raw query parameters from the inbound request, including unparseable parameters rejected by net/http. This could permit query parameter smuggling when a Go proxy forwards a parameter with an unparseable value.

ReverseProxy will now sanitize the query parameters in the forwarded query when the outbound request's Form field is set after the ReverseProxy.Director function returns, indicating that the proxy has parsed the query parameters. Proxies which do not parse query parameters continue to forward the original query parameters unchanged.

Ref: https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/xtuG5faxtaU?pli=1

Red Hat

Affected Software

37 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/openshift-serverless-clients<0:1.6.1-1.el8
0:1.6.1-1.el8
redhat/go-toolset<1.18-0:1.18.9-1.el7_9
1.18-0:1.18.9-1.el7_9
redhat/go-toolset<1.18-golang-0:1.18.9-1.el7_9
1.18-golang-0:1.18.9-1.el7_9
redhat/osbuild-composer<0:75-1.el8
0:75-1.el8
redhat/weldr-client<0:35.9-2.el8
0:35.9-2.el8
redhat/grafana<0:7.5.15-4.el8
0:7.5.15-4.el8
redhat/git-lfs<0:3.2.0-2.el8
0:3.2.0-2.el8
redhat/golang<0:1.18.9-1.el9_1
0:1.18.9-1.el9_1
redhat/grafana<0:9.0.9-2.el9
0:9.0.9-2.el9
redhat/osbuild-composer<0:76-2.el9_2
0:76-2.el9_2
redhat/weldr-client<0:35.9-1.el9
0:35.9-1.el9
redhat/git-lfs<0:3.2.0-1.el9
0:3.2.0-1.el9
redhat/ignition<0:2.14.0-5.rhaos4.12.el8
0:2.14.0-5.rhaos4.12.el8
redhat/openshift-clients<0:4.12.0-202301042257.p0.g854f807.assembly.stream.el8
0:4.12.0-202301042257.p0.g854f807.assembly.stream.el8
redhat/buildah<1:1.23.4-4.rhaos4.12.el8
1:1.23.4-4.rhaos4.12.el8
redhat/conmon<2:2.1.2-4.rhaos4.12.el8
2:2.1.2-4.rhaos4.12.el8
redhat/podman<3:4.2.0-6.1.rhaos4.12.el8
3:4.2.0-6.1.rhaos4.12.el8
redhat/skopeo<2:1.9.4-3.rhaos4.12.el9
2:1.9.4-3.rhaos4.12.el9
redhat/etcd<0:3.3.23-12.el8
0:3.3.23-12.el8
redhat/skupper-cli<0:1.4.1-2.el8
0:1.4.1-2.el8
redhat/skupper-cli<0:1.4.1-2.el9
0:1.4.1-2.el9
debian/golang-1.15<=1.15.15-1~deb11u4
debian/golang-1.19
1.19.8-2
redhat/go<1.19.2
1.19.2
redhat/go<1.18.7
1.18.7
Golang Go<1.18.7
Golang Go>=1.19.0<1.19.2
IBM Data Virtualization on Cloud Pak for Data<=3.0
IBM Watson Query on Cloud Pak for Data<=2.2
IBM Watson Query on Cloud Pak for Data<=2.1
IBM Watson Query on Cloud Pak for Data<=2.0
IBM Data Virtualization on Cloud Pak for Data<=1.8
IBM Data Virtualization on Cloud Pak for Data<=1.7
Microsoft cm1 golang 1.17.13-2
Microsoft cbl2 golang 1.21.6-1
Microsoft cbl2 golang 1.17.13-2
Microsoft cbl2 golang 1.19.10-1

Remediation

Event History

Oct 4, 2022
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Oct 7, 2022
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·04:54 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Oct 14, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Oct 19, 2022
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·07:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·07:00 AM
Affected Software
Updated
via Microsoft·07:00 AM
DescriptionSeverity
Oct 10, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·01:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·01:16 PM
Description
Aug 15, 2025
Data Sourced
via IBM·03:29 PM
DescriptionAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2022-2880.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2022-2880?

The severity of CVE-2022-2880 is high with a CVSS score of 7.5.

3

Which software packages are affected by CVE-2022-2880?

The affected software packages include go, openshift-serverless-clients, go-toolset, osbuild-composer, weldr-client, grafana, git-lfs, golang, ignition, openshift-clients, buildah, conmon, podman, skopeo, etcd, and skupper-cli.

4

What is the remediation for CVE-2022-2880?

The remediation for CVE-2022-2880 is to upgrade to version 1.19.2 of the go package.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2022-2880?

More information about CVE-2022-2880 can be found in the following references: [Link 1](https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/xtuG5faxtaU?pli=1), [Link 2](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=2132876), [Link 3](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=2132877).

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