CVE-2020-29022
Host Header Injection allowing web cache poisoning attacks
CVE-2020-29022 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Secomea Gatemanager, published February 16, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.84%, the 58th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 5.3 MediumCVSS 3.1, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 0.84%EPSS, 58th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Failure to Sanitize host header value on output in the GateManager Web server could allow an attacker to conduct web cache poisoning attacks. This issue affects Secomea GateManager all versions prior to 9.3
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Host Header Injection allowing web cache poisoning attacks
Failure to Sanitize host header value on output in the GateManager Web server could allow an attacker to conduct web cache poisoning attacks. This issue affects Secomea GateManager all versions prior to 9.3
- Record
CVE-2020-29022- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-159
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-21404
Failure to Sanitize host header value on output in the GateManager Web server could allow an attacker to conduct web cache poisoning attacks. This issue affects Secomea GateManager all versions prior to 9.3
- Record
EUVD-2020-21404- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r8qp-qwch-hgvwNo score
Failure to Sanitize host header value on output in the GateManager Web server could allow an...
Failure to Sanitize host header value on output in the GateManager Web server could allow an attacker to conduct web cache poisoning attacks. This issue affects Secomea GateManager all versions prior to 9.3
- Record
GHSA-r8qp-qwch-hgvw- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Failure to Sanitize host header value on output in the GateManager Web server could allow an attacker to conduct web cache poisoning attacks. This issue affects Secomea GateManager all versions prior to 9.3
- Record
CVE-2020-29022- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-159
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.