Am Do., 14. Dez. 2023 um 16:51 Uhr schrieb Mark Thomas <ma...@apache.org>:

> On 14/12/2023 15:33, Benny Prange wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I am having trouble understanding the description of CVE-2023-46589.
> > Does this CVE affect scenarios where the Apache Tomcat is the reverse
> > proxy, or or when the Apache Tomcat is running behind a reverse proxy?
> > Is the Tomcat vulnerable to request smuggling, or other applications
> > running behind the Tomcat?
>
> Tomcat does not provide reverse proxy configuration.
>
> This CVE applies when Tomcat is behind a reverse proxy.
>
> Mark
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> Thanks for the quick response.

I'm afraid I still can't grasp it:
>From my understanding, the trailer header is used in HTTP responses. How
can this lead to request smuggling?
Why is it important that there is a reverse proxy in front of the Tomcat,
or would the CVE also be applicable without a reverse proxy?

Thanks a lot
Benny

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