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CVE-2020-7671 — HTTP Request Smuggling in goliath — CVE Details

HIGH

HTTP Request Smuggling in goliath

Published May 24, 2021Updated July 8, 2026Source: osv

Summary

goliath through 1.0.6 allows request smuggling attacks where goliath is used as a backend and a frontend proxy also being vulnerable. It is possible to conduct HTTP request smuggling attacks by sending the Content-Length header twice. Furthermore, invalid Transfer Encoding headers were found to be parsed as valid which could be leveraged for TE:CL smuggling attacks.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published May 24, 2021 (1967 days ago).
  • Last revised July 8, 2026 — 1871 days after initial publication.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
goliath
rubygems
0.9.0, 0.9.1, 0.9.2, 0.9.4 (+8 more)Range-based data available

Vulnerability Classification

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

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 7.5 score means for each attack dimension.

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

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

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-7671?
HTTP Request Smuggling in goliath This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 7.5/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2020-7671?
CVE-2020-7671 affects goliath. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2020-7671 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
7.5

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-3892-2r52-p65m
SNYK-RUBY-GOLIATH-569136

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