HTTP request smuggling in Progress MarkLogic Server
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An HTTP request smuggling vulnerability in the HTTP App Server of Progress MarkLogic Server before 11.3.6 and 12.0.3 allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication and authorization checks, hijack a legitimate user's session, or capture credentials. The vulnerability occurs when a crafted HTTP request containing both Content-Length and Transfer-Encoding headers causes a reverse proxy and MarkLogic Server to interpret request boundaries differently.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA MarkLogic Server (Progress Software Corporation) Fixed in 11.3.6, 12.0.3
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Progress Software MarkLogic Server — community.progress.com/s/article/Marklogic-Critical-Securit…
10 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 7 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-08080 Authentication bypass in Progress MarkLogic Server ODBC App ServerPriority MEDIUM 50
- TI-2026-06645 SAML authentication bypass in Progress MarkLogic ServerPriority MEDIUM 48
- TI-2026-06436 Privilege escalation in Progress MarkLogic Server REST query interfacesPriority MEDIUM 44
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-9190
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-984c-qj5w-fv7j
References
More Progress Marklogic Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-08080 Authentication bypass in Progress MarkLogic Server ODBC App Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-06645 SAML authentication bypass in Progress MarkLogic Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-06436 Privilege escalation in Progress MarkLogic Server REST query interfaces CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2026-08082 Cross-site scripting in Progress MarkLogic Server Query Console CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-08081 Privilege escalation in Progress MarkLogic Server Hadoop integration CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2026-07653 Privilege escalation in Progress MarkLogic Server REST document patch operation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-9190 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-9190 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-984c-qj5w-fv7j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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