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    CVE-2025-6442

    Ruby WEBrick read_header HTTP Request Smuggling Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to smuggle arbitrary HTTP requests on affected installations of Ruby WEBrick. This issue is exploitable when the product is deployed behind an HTTP proxy that fulfills specific conditions. The specific flaw exists within the read_headers method. The issue results from the inconsistent parsing of terminators of HTTP headers. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to smuggle arbitrary HTTP requests. Was ZDI-CAN-21876.

    Published:Jun 25, 2025
    Last Modified:Aug 18, 2025
    EPS:Jun 25, 2025
    EPSS Score:0.00054
    CVSS Score:5.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Ruby
    Product
    Webrick
    Vendor
    Ruby-lang
    Product
    Webrick

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-273 HTTP Response Smuggling
    CAPEC-33 HTTP Request Smuggling

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High