CVE-2026-43971

CVE-2026-43971 · Link Header Directive Smuggling via Unescaped target/rel/Attribute Keys in cow_link:link/1

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Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output vulnerability in ninenines cowlib allows Link header directive smuggling via unescaped special characters in cow_link:link/1. cow_link:do_link/1 in cowlib interpolates the target URI, rel value, and attribute keys directly into the serialized Link: header value without escaping or token-grammar validation. A > byte in target prematurely closes the URI slot, allowing an attacker to append additional link entries with attacker-chosen rel directives. A " or \ in rel escapes the quoted string and opens new parameters. Any byte — including whitespace, =, and " — in an attribute key is emitted verbatim. Because browsers act on Link: directives such as rel="preconnect", rel="preload", and rel="prerender", an attacker who can influence these fields in an application that round-trips parsed Link headers through cow_link:link/1 can force victim browsers to make out-of-band connections to attacker-controlled origins. This issue affects cowlib: from 2.9.0 before 2.20.0.

CVSS 6.3 · Moyenne · EPSS 0,5% · Correctif disponible

Publication

2026-08-18T09:01:53.199Z

Mise à jour

2026-09-16T20:24:09.279Z

Pile logicielle: system

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