CVE-2025-12642
criticalpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.004 · 29 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
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
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–critical · 2.7–9.1
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affected products (5)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-2477lighttpd: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von SicherheitsvorkehrungenDeutsch2025-11-03csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in lighttpd ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-1730Xerox FreeFlow Print Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten AngriffDeutsch2026-05-28csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Xerox FreeFlow Print Server ausnutzen, um einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen.
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references (5)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-12642cnnvd
- https://github.com/ligcnnvd
- https://github.com/lighttpd/lighttpd1.4Patchcnnvd
- https://github.com/lighttpd/lighttpd1.4/commit/35cb89c103877de62d6b63d0804255475d77e5e1enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/lighttpd/lighttpd1.4/commit/35cb89c103877de62d6b63d0804255475d77e5e1Patchnvd
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