{"schema_version":"1.7.3","id":"GHSA-4vwx-54mw-vqfw","published":"2024-04-12T17:05:13Z","modified":"2026-08-07T08:12:18.884950547Z","aliases":["CVE-2024-28869","GO-2024-2722"],"summary":"Traefik vulnerable to denial of service with Content-length header","details":"There is a potential vulnerability in Traefik managing requests with `Content-length` and no `body` .\n\nSending a `GET` request to any Traefik endpoint with the `Content-length` request header results in an indefinite hang with the default configuration. This vulnerability can be exploited by attackers to induce a denial of service.\n\n## Patches\n\n- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.11.2\n- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.0.0-rc5\n\n## Workarounds\n\nFor affected versions, this vulnerability can be mitigated by configuring the [readTimeout](https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/routing/entrypoints/#respondingtimeouts) option.\n\n## For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please [open an issue](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/issues).","affected":[{"package":{"name":"github.com/traefik/traefik/v3","ecosystem":"Go","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/traefik/traefik/v3"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"3.0.0-beta3"},{"fixed":"3.0.0-rc5"}]}],"database_specific":{"last_known_affected_version_range":"<= 3.0.0-rc4","source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/04/GHSA-4vwx-54mw-vqfw/GHSA-4vwx-54mw-vqfw.json"}},{"package":{"name":"github.com/traefik/traefik/v2","ecosystem":"Go","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/traefik/traefik/v2"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.11.2"}]}],"database_specific":{"last_known_affected_version_range":"<= 2.11.1","source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/04/GHSA-4vwx-54mw-vqfw/GHSA-4vwx-54mw-vqfw.json"}},{"package":{"name":"github.com/traefik/traefik","ecosystem":"Go","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/traefik/traefik"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.11.2"}]}],"database_specific":{"last_known_affected_version_range":"<= 2.11.1","source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/04/GHSA-4vwx-54mw-vqfw/GHSA-4vwx-54mw-vqfw.json"}}],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA-4vwx-54mw-vqfw"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28869"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/traefik/traefik/commit/240b83b77351dfd8cadb91c305b84e9d22e0f9c6"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/routing/entrypoints/#respondingtimeouts"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/traefik/traefik"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.11.2"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.0.0-rc5"}],"database_specific":{"cwe_ids":["CWE-404","CWE-755"],"github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2024-04-12T17:05:13Z","nvd_published_at":"2024-04-12T22:15:07Z","severity":"HIGH"},"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"}]}