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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-20372

🗓️ 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Linux/Unix host has unpatched vulnerability CVE-2019-20372 allowing request smuggling attacks.

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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(222826);
  script_version("1.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/09/29");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2019-20372");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-20372");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - NGINX before 1.17.7, with certain error_page configurations, allows HTTP request smuggling, as
    demonstrated by the ability of an attacker to read unauthorized web pages in environments where NGINX is
    being fronted by a load balancer. (CVE-2019-20372)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2019-20372");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2019-20372");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2020/01/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/03/04");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nginx");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nginx-all-modules");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nginx-filesystem");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nginx-mod-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nginx-mod-http-image-filter");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nginx-mod-http-perl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nginx-mod-http-xslt-filter");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nginx-mod-mail");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nginx-mod-stream");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx-all-modules");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx-filesystem");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx-mod-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx-mod-http-image-filter");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx-mod-http-perl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx-mod-http-xslt-filter");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx-mod-mail");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("set_linux_os_id.nasl", "ssh_get_info2.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/OS/identifier", "Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched");
  script_require_ports("Host/OS/CentOS Linux-8", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8");

  exit(0);
}

if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "CentOS Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "nginx"},
          {"reference": "nginx-all-modules"},
          {"reference": "nginx-filesystem"},
          {"reference": "nginx-mod-devel"},
          {"reference": "nginx-mod-http-image-filter"},
          {"reference": "nginx-mod-http-perl"},
          {"reference": "nginx-mod-http-xslt-filter"},
          {"reference": "nginx-mod-mail"},
          {"reference": "nginx-mod-stream"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "nginx"},
          {"reference": "nginx-all-modules"},
          {"reference": "nginx-filesystem"},
          {"reference": "nginx-mod-devel"},
          {"reference": "nginx-mod-http-image-filter"},
          {"reference": "nginx-mod-http-perl"},
          {"reference": "nginx-mod-http-xslt-filter"},
          {"reference": "nginx-mod-mail"},
          {"reference": "nginx-mod-stream"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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29 Sep 2025 00:00Current
6.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.6
CVSS 24.3
CVSS 3.15.3
EPSS0.14961
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