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CVE-2025-27820 (GCVE-0-2025-27820)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-04-24 11:44 – Updated: 2025-06-04 11:20
VLAI
Title
Apache HttpComponents: PSL (Public Suffix List) validation bypass
Summary
A bug in PSL validation logic in Apache HttpClient 5.4.x disables domain checks, affecting cookie management and host name verification. Discovered by the Apache HttpClient team. Fixed in the 5.4.3 release
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-24 14:58 UTC
CWE
  • PSL Validation Bypass in Apache HttpClient 5.4.x
  • CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache HttpComponents Affected: 5.4.0 , < 5.4.3 (semver)
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Credits
Joe Gallo
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