CVE-2013-2070
http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c in nginx 1.1.4 through 1.2.8 and 1.3.0 through 1.4.0, when proxy_pass is used with untrusted HTTP…
- 5.8MediumCVSS base score
- 11.9%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.8% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c in nginx 1.1.4 through 1.2.8 and 1.3.0 through 1.4.0, when proxy_pass is used with untrusted HTTP servers, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and obtain sensitive information from worker process memory via a crafted proxy response, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2013-2028.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 5 months later
· 5 months later
Published
- 11 years later
· 11 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 11.9% · top 3.8% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References11
- DSA-2721 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20130513 nginx security advisory (CVE-2013-2070) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [nginx-announce] 20130513 nginx security advisory (CVE-2013-2070) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 55181 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=962525 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- FEDORA-2013-8182 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 59824 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://nginx.org/download/patch.2013.proxy.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20130507 Re: nginx security advisory (CVE-2013-2028) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- GLSA-201310-04 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- nginx-cve20132070-dos(84172) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2013-2050 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2013-2070)Record last updated .