CVE-2025-54142 (GCVE-0-2025-54142)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-29 00:00 – Updated: 2025-08-29 14:27
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Akamai Ghost before 2025-07-21 allows HTTP Request Smuggling via an OPTIONS request that has an entity body, because there can be a subsequent request within the persistent connection between an Akamai proxy server and an origin server, if the origin server violates certain Internet standards.
Severity
4 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-08-29 14:27 UTC
CWE
- CWE-444 - Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akamai | AkamaiGhost |
Affected:
0 , < 2025-07-21
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:akamai:akamaighost:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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