HAProxy before 2.8.2 accepts # as part of the URI component, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or have unspecified other impact upon misinterpretation of a path_end rule, such as routing index.html#.png to a static server.
CVE-2023-45539
Score 8.2 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2023-11-28. NVD baseline CVSS 8.2; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 8.2
- EG Score
- 8.2(medium)
- EG Risk
- 53(Track)EG Risk 53/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity82% × 45%Exploitation2% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 2%
- EPSS %ILE
- 73%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
November 28, 2023
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
References (8)
- cve@mitrehttps://git.haproxy.org/?p=haproxy.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2eab6d354322932cfec2ed54de261e4347eca9a6
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00010.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/ietf-http-wg/2023JulSep/0070.html
- cve@mitrehttps://www.mail-archive.com/haproxy%40formilux.org/msg43861.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.haproxy.org/?p=haproxy.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2eab6d354322932cfec2ed54de261e4347eca9a6
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00010.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/ietf-http-wg/2023JulSep/0070.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mail-archive.com/haproxy%40formilux.org/msg43861.html
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-45539(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(11)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | vim-haproxy (2.6.9-1ubuntu1.2) @ lunar | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | vim-haproxy (1.6.3-1ubuntu0.3+esm1) @ xenial | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| redhat | haproxy-0:1.8.27-5.el8_8.1 | 2024-11-26 | redhat |
| redhat | haproxy-0:1.8.27-2.el8_4.1 | 2024-11-26 | redhat |
| redhat | haproxy-0:1.8.23-3.el8_2.1 | 2024-11-19 | redhat |
| redhat | haproxy-0:1.8.27-4.el8_6.1 | 2024-11-05 | redhat |
| redhat | haproxy-0:1.8.27-5.el8_10.1 | 2024-11-05 | redhat |
| redhat | haproxy-0:2.6.13-4.rhaos4.14.el8 | 2024-09-11 | redhat |
| redhat | haproxy-0:2.6.13-4.rhaos4.15.el8 | 2024-07-31 | redhat |
| redhat | haproxy-0:2.4.17-6.el9_2.2 | 2024-03-05 | redhat |
| redhat | haproxy-0:2.4.22-3.el9_3 | 2024-03-05 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(5 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:10(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| haproxy | 1.8.19-1 ... 1.8.19-1+deb10u4 (6 versions) | 1.8.19-1+deb10u5 | — |
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| haproxy | 2.2.9-2 ... 2.2.9-2+deb11u5 (9 versions) | 2.2.9-2+deb11u6 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| haproxy | 2.6.12-1 | 2.6.12-1+deb12u1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| haproxy | — | 2.6.15-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| haproxy | — | 2.6.15-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(11)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2023-455392025-10-02
HAProxy before 2.8.2 accepts # as part of the URI component, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or have unspecified other impact upon misinterpretation of a path_end rule, such as routing index.html#.png to a static server.
- Red HatRHSA-2024:10267MODERATE2023-11-28
RHSA-2024:10267 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2024:10271MODERATE2023-11-28
RHSA-2024:10271 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2024:1089MODERATE2023-11-28
RHSA-2024:1089 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2024:1142MODERATE2023-11-28
RHSA-2024:1142 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2024:6412MODERATE2023-11-28
RHSA-2024:6412 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2024:8849MODERATE2023-11-28
RHSA-2024:8849 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2024:8874MODERATE2023-11-28
RHSA-2024:8874 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2024:9945MODERATE2023-11-28
RHSA-2024:9945 — Moderate
- UbuntuUSN-6530-1MEDIUM
HAProxy vulnerability
- UbuntuUSN-6530-2MEDIUM
HAProxy vulnerability
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 33× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
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