Vulnerability Could Expose HAProxy to HTTP Request Smuggling Attack | Linux Today

Vulnerability Could Expose HAProxy to HTTP Request Smuggling Attack

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Jeff Burt
Sep 8, 2021

A critical vulnerability discovered in the open-source load balancer and proxy server HAProxy could enable bad actors to launch an HTTP Request Smuggling attack, which would let them bypass security controls and gain unauthorized access to sensitive data.

JB

Jeff Burt

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