CVE 9.6 CRITICAL

Undertow-core: undertow http server fails to reject malformed host headers leading to potential cache poisoning and ssrf_CVE-2025-12543

9.6 / 10
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

Description

A flaw was found in the Undertow HTTP server core, which is used in WildFly, JBoss EAP, and other Java applications. The Undertow library fails to properly validate the Host header in incoming HTTP requests.As a result, requests containing malformed or malicious Host headers are processed without rejection, enabling attackers to poison caches, perform internal network scans, or hijack user sessions.

AI Analysis

Undertow HTTP server fails to reject malformed Host headers, enabling cache poisoning and SSRF attacks

Basic Information

ID CVE-2025-12543
Source redhat
Published Jan 7, 2026 at 16:04
Modified Jan 7, 2026 at 16:36

Affected Product

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4

CWE Classification

AI Assessment

AI Score 9.6 / 10
AI Severity Critical
Vendor Red Hat
Product Undertow HTTP server

References

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