CWE-644Variant

Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax

Incomplete in the CWE catalog · 60 CVEs mapped

60
CVEs mapped
6.0
Median CVSS
What it is

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes web scripting syntax in HTTP headers that can be used by web browser components that can process raw headers, such as Flash.

Recent examples
7.5cvss
CVE-2026-69183

CVE-2026-69183 - HIGH Severity Vulnerability

Monkeytype is a minimalistic and customizable typing test. In 26.26.0 and earlier, the backend rate-limit key generator in backend/src/middlewares/rate-limit.ts uses client-controlled cf-connecting-ip and x-forwarded-for headers before the trust-proxy-derived req.ip value. An unauthenticated attacker can rotate either header to create a new bucket for each request, bypassing rootRateLimiter, badAuthRateLimiter, getKey(), and the getKeyWithUid() fallback used by public endpoints. This permits repeated POST /users/forgotPasswordEmail and verificationEmail requests, mail bombing registered users, consuming Firebase or SMTP quota, evading brute-force protection, and enabling resource exhaustion. Exploitability of cf-connecting-ip depends on deployment topology, but x-forwarded-for and direct-to-origin paths remain affected when those values are not overwritten by a trusted proxy. No fixed version is available as of this review.

HIGHno explanation yet
0%
epss
7.8cvss
CVE-2026-67179

CVE-2026-67179 - HIGH Severity Vulnerability

Genkit does not properly validate host request headers. Any host on the developer's network, and any website the developer visits (via DNS rebinding), can reach POST /api/runAction on the Dev UI server (default port 4000) and execute any registered Genkit action and read the result. Fixed on 2026-06-18.

HIGHno explanation yet
0%
epss
5.3cvss
CVE-2026-66778

CVE-2026-66778 - MEDIUM Severity Vulnerability

SAP Approuter does not sufficiently sanitize certain request headers before forwarding traffic to internal components. An unauthenticated attacker could send a specially crafted request to obtain limited unauthorized access to information. This results in a low impact on confidentiality. There is no impact on integrity and availability.

MEDIUMno explanation yet
0%
epss
The record
Technical detail
CWE ID
CWE-644
Abstraction
Variant
Structure
Simple
Status
Incomplete