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CVE-2020-11077

MEDIUM

HTTP Smuggling via Transfer-Encoding Header in Puma

Published May 22, 2020Updated March 13, 2026Source: osv

Summary

### Impact This is a similar but different vulnerability to the one patched in 3.12.5 and 4.3.4. A client could smuggle a request through a proxy, causing the proxy to send a response back to another unknown client. If the proxy uses persistent connections and the client adds another request in via HTTP pipelining, the proxy may mistake it as the first request's body. Puma, however, would see it as two requests, and when processing the second request, send back a response that the proxy does not expect. If the proxy has reused the persistent connection to Puma to send another request for a different client, the second response from the first client will be sent to the second client. ### Patches The problem has been fixed in Puma 3.12.6 and Puma 4.3.5. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in [Puma](https://github.com/puma/puma) * See our [security policy](https://github.com/puma/puma/security/policy)

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update puma to 3.12.6 or later
gem install puma -v 3.12.6
Bundler
Update puma to 4.3.5 or later
gem install puma -v 4.3.5

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (2)

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
puma
rubygems
0.8.0, 0.8.1, 0.8.2, 0.9.0 (+104 more)3.12.6
puma
rubygems
4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.1.0, 4.1.1 (+6 more)4.3.5

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 6.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-11077?
HTTP Smuggling via Transfer-Encoding Header in Puma This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of MEDIUM (CVSS score: 6.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2020-11077?
CVE-2020-11077 affects puma. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2020-11077 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
6.8

Exploitation requires specific conditions or has limited impact. Remediate within weeks.

Also Known As

GHSA-w64w-qqph-5gxm

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