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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-36309

ngx_http_lua_module (aka lua-nginx-module) before 0.10.16 in OpenResty allows unsafe characters in an argument when using the API to mutate a URI, or a request or response header.

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31 Oct 2026, 11:12 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2020-36309

core-osv · Original source

Published 6 Apr 2021, 19:15 UTC

ngx_http_lua_module (aka lua-nginx-module) before 0.10.16 in OpenResty allows unsafe characters in an argument when using the API to mutate a URI, or a request or response header.

osv:CVE-2020-36309
Complete source record
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