CVE-2025-12642
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BaseFortify

Publication date: 2025-11-03

Last updated on: 2025-11-12

Assigner: Toreon

Description
lighttpd1.4.80 incorrectly merged trailer fields into headers after http request parsing. This behavior can be exploited to conduct HTTP Header Smuggling attacks. Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to: * Bypass access control rules * Inject unsafe input into backend logic that trusts request headers * Execute HTTP Request Smuggling attacks under some conditions This issue affects lighttpd1.4.80
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Published
2025-11-03
Last Modified
2025-11-12
Generated
2026-05-07
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2025-11-03
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
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lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.80
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CWE ID Description
CWE-444 The product acts as an intermediary HTTP agent (such as a proxy or firewall) in the data flow between two entities such as a client and server, but it does not interpret malformed HTTP requests or responses in ways that are consistent with how the messages will be processed by those entities that are at the ultimate destination.
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability in lighttpd 1.4.80 occurs because the software incorrectly merges HTTP trailer fields into headers after parsing an HTTP request. This flaw can be exploited to perform HTTP Header Smuggling attacks, where an attacker manipulates HTTP headers to bypass security controls or inject malicious input.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

Exploiting this vulnerability may allow an attacker to bypass access control rules, inject unsafe input into backend logic that trusts request headers, and execute HTTP Request Smuggling attacks under certain conditions. This can lead to unauthorized access, data manipulation, or other security breaches.


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