CVE-2023-25725
CRITICALEPSS 92th pctlDescription
HAProxy before 2.7.3 may allow a bypass of access control because HTTP/1 headers are inadvertently lost in some situations, aka "request smuggling." The HTTP header parsers in HAProxy may accept empty header field names, which could be used to truncate the list of HTTP headers and thus make some headers disappear after being parsed and processed for HTTP/1.0 and HTTP/1.1. For HTTP/2 and HTTP/3, the impact is limited because the headers disappear before being parsed and processed, as if they had not been sent by the client. The fixed versions are 2.7.3, 2.6.9, 2.5.12, 2.4.22, 2.2.29, and 2.0.31.
How to fix
This vulnerability affects an unusually large number of packages. The highest-confidence fixes are shown above; the full list is longer. Check the referenced advisories for complete coverage.
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
High risk: more likely to be exploited than 92% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
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| CVE-2022-22536 | Critical | 10.0 | 98% | KEV | - |
| CVE-2025-61884 | High | 7.5 | 98% | KEV + Ransom | - |
| CVE-2020-9490 | High | 7.5 | 89% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-41265 | Critical | 9.6 | 88% | KEV + Ransom | - |
| CVE-2023-25690 | Critical | 9.8 | 85% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-32214 | Medium | 6.5 | 81% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2023-25725?
Published advisories record a fix for 1457 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.
Is CVE-2023-25725 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2023-25725 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 5.5% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2023-25725?
CVE-2023-25725 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2023-25725 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for haproxy (Debian), ansible-runner (Rocky), ansible-runner (Red Hat / RHEL), ansible-runner-http (Rocky), and 1453 more. The list on this page is capped, so there may be more.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-03-20.