Laminas Diactoros vulnerable to HTTP Multiline Header Termination
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Laminas Diactoros provides PSR HTTP Message implementations. In versions 2.18.0 and prior, 2.19.0, 2.20.0, 2.21.0, 2.22.0, 2.23.0, 2.24.0, and 2.25.0, users who create HTTP requests or responses using laminas/laminas-diactoros, when providing a newline at the start or end of a header key or value, can cause an invalid message. This can lead to denial of service vectors or application errors. The problem has been patched in following versions 2.18.1, 2.19.1, 2.20.1, 2.21.1, 2.22.1, 2.23.1, 2.24.1, and 2.25.1. As a workaround, validate HTTP header keys and/or values, and if using user-supplied values, filter them to strip off leading or trailing newline characters before calling `withHeader()`.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| laminas | laminas-diactoros | before 2.18.1; = 2.19.0; = 2.20.0; = 2.21.0; = 2.22.0; = 2.23.0; = 2.24.0; = 2.25.0 | 2.18.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | laminas/laminas-diactoros (Packagist) | before 2.18.1 | 2.18.1 | Patch available | GHSA-xv3h-4844-9h36 |
| — | laminas/laminas-diactoros (Packagist) | 2.19.0 to before 2.19.1 | 2.19.1 | Patch available | GHSA-xv3h-4844-9h36 |
| — | laminas/laminas-diactoros (Packagist) | 2.20.0 to before 2.20.1 | 2.20.1 | Patch available | GHSA-xv3h-4844-9h36 |
| — | laminas/laminas-diactoros (Packagist) | 2.21.0 to before 2.21.1 | 2.21.1 | Patch available | GHSA-xv3h-4844-9h36 |
| — | laminas/laminas-diactoros (Packagist) | 2.22.0 to before 2.22.1 | 2.22.1 | Patch available | GHSA-xv3h-4844-9h36 |
| — | laminas/laminas-diactoros (Packagist) | 2.23.0 to before 2.23.1 | 2.23.1 | Patch available | GHSA-xv3h-4844-9h36 |
| — | laminas/laminas-diactoros (Packagist) | 2.24.0 to before 2.24.2 | 2.24.2 | Patch available | GHSA-xv3h-4844-9h36 |
| — | laminas/laminas-diactoros (Packagist) | 2.25.0 to before 2.25.2 | 2.25.2 | Patch available | GHSA-xv3h-4844-9h36 |
- laminas-diactoros Vendorlaminas Affected before 2.18.1; = 2.19.0; = 2.20.0; = 2.21.0; = 2.22.0; = 2.23.0; = 2.24.0; = 2.25.0 Fixed in 2.18.1 Patch available CNA
- laminas/laminas-diactoros (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 2.18.1 Fixed in 2.18.1 Patch available GHSA-xv3h-4844-9h36
- laminas/laminas-diactoros (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.19.0 to before 2.19.1 Fixed in 2.19.1 Patch available GHSA-xv3h-4844-9h36
- laminas/laminas-diactoros (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.20.0 to before 2.20.1 Fixed in 2.20.1 Patch available GHSA-xv3h-4844-9h36
- laminas/laminas-diactoros (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.21.0 to before 2.21.1 Fixed in 2.21.1 Patch available GHSA-xv3h-4844-9h36
- laminas/laminas-diactoros (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.22.0 to before 2.22.1 Fixed in 2.22.1 Patch available GHSA-xv3h-4844-9h36
- laminas/laminas-diactoros (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.23.0 to before 2.23.1 Fixed in 2.23.1 Patch available GHSA-xv3h-4844-9h36
- laminas/laminas-diactoros (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.24.0 to before 2.24.2 Fixed in 2.24.2 Patch available GHSA-xv3h-4844-9h36
- laminas/laminas-diactoros (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.25.0 to before 2.25.2 Fixed in 2.25.2 Patch available GHSA-xv3h-4844-9h36
CPE configurations NVD · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:getlaminas:laminas-diactoros:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.18.1 | Vulnerable | laminas |
| cpe:2.3:a:getlaminas:laminas-diactoros:2.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.19.0 | Vulnerable | laminas |
| cpe:2.3:a:getlaminas:laminas-diactoros:2.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.20.0 | Vulnerable | laminas |
| cpe:2.3:a:getlaminas:laminas-diactoros:2.21.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.21.0 | Vulnerable | laminas |
| cpe:2.3:a:getlaminas:laminas-diactoros:2.22.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.22.0 | Vulnerable | laminas |
| cpe:2.3:a:getlaminas:laminas-diactoros:2.23.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.23.0 | Vulnerable | laminas |
| cpe:2.3:a:getlaminas:laminas-diactoros:2.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.24.0 | Vulnerable | laminas |
| cpe:2.3:a:getlaminas:laminas-diactoros:2.25.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.25.0 | Vulnerable | laminas |
| cpe:2.3:a:guzzlephp:psr-7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.9.1; 2.0.0 to before 2.4.5 | Vulnerable | guzzle |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:getlaminas:laminas-diactoros:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.18.1 Vulnerable ·laminas
- cpe:2.3:a:getlaminas:laminas-diactoros:2.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.19.0 Vulnerable ·laminas
- cpe:2.3:a:getlaminas:laminas-diactoros:2.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.20.0 Vulnerable ·laminas
- cpe:2.3:a:getlaminas:laminas-diactoros:2.21.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.21.0 Vulnerable ·laminas
- cpe:2.3:a:getlaminas:laminas-diactoros:2.22.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.22.0 Vulnerable ·laminas
- cpe:2.3:a:getlaminas:laminas-diactoros:2.23.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.23.0 Vulnerable ·laminas
- cpe:2.3:a:getlaminas:laminas-diactoros:2.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.24.0 Vulnerable ·laminas
- cpe:2.3:a:getlaminas:laminas-diactoros:2.25.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.25.0 Vulnerable ·laminas
- cpe:2.3:a:guzzlephp:psr-7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.9.1; 2.0.0 to before 2.4.5 Vulnerable ·guzzle
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
- Fix · CNA laminas-diactoros (laminas) Fixed in 2.18.1
- Fix · GHSA-xv3h-4844-9h36 laminas/laminas-diactoros (Packagist) Fixed in 2.18.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-xv3h-4844-9h36 laminas/laminas-diactoros (Packagist) Fixed in 2.19.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-xv3h-4844-9h36 laminas/laminas-diactoros (Packagist) Fixed in 2.20.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-xv3h-4844-9h36 laminas/laminas-diactoros (Packagist) Fixed in 2.21.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-xv3h-4844-9h36 laminas/laminas-diactoros (Packagist) Fixed in 2.22.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-xv3h-4844-9h36 laminas/laminas-diactoros (Packagist) Fixed in 2.23.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-xv3h-4844-9h36 laminas/laminas-diactoros (Packagist) Fixed in 2.24.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-xv3h-4844-9h36 laminas/laminas-diactoros (Packagist) Fixed in 2.25.2 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-29530
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xv3h-4844-9h36
References
Advisory 4
More Laminas-diactoros vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-13153 HTTP Host Header Attack Vulnerability in laminas-diactoros CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2023-29530 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-29530 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xv3h-4844-9h36 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-29530 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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