CVE-2021-31923 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Ping Identity PingAccess before 5.3.3 allows HTTP request smuggling via header manipulation.

Published: 2021-09-24

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Ping Identity

PingAccess

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`5.3`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:pingidentity:pingaccess:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-18796	Ping Identity PingAccess before 5.3.3 allows HTTP request smuggling via header manipulation.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00708.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://docs.pingidentity.com/bundle/pingaccess-53/page/wco1629833104567.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Pingidentity Pingaccess

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Ping Identity

Published: 2021-09-24T02:30:11.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T23:10:31.392Z

Reserved: 2021-04-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-31923

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-09-24T03:15:06.497

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:52:30.017

Link: CVE-2021-31923

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-444
Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')

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