CVE-2023-23934 LOW

CVE-2023-23934: Wrkzeug's incorrect parsing of nameless cookies leads to __Host- cookies bypass

Vendor Pallets
Product werkzeug
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published February 14, 2023
Last update March 10, 2025

CVSS base score

2.6/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Werkzeug is a comprehensive WSGI web application library. Browsers may allow "nameless" cookies that look like `=value` instead of `key=value`. A vulnerable browser may allow a compromised application on an adjacent subdomain to exploit this to set a cookie like `=__Host-test=bad` for another subdomain. Werkzeug prior to 2.2.3 will parse the cookie `=__Host-test=bad` as __Host-test=bad`. If a Werkzeug application is running next to a vulnerable or malicious subdomain which sets such a cookie using a vulnerable browser, the Werkzeug application will see the bad cookie value but the valid cookie key. The issue is fixed in Werkzeug 2.2.3.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 14, 2023 CVE published
March 10, 2025 Record updated