CVE-2025-59822
Http4s vulnerable to HTTP Request Smuggling due to improper handling of HTTP trailer section
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
Blast Radius
org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.12☕org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.13☕org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_3☕org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.13☕org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_3Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Http4s is a Scala interface for HTTP services. In versions from 1.0.0-M1 to before 1.0.0-M45 and before 0.23.31, http4s is vulnerable to HTTP Request Smuggling due to improper handling of HTTP trailer section. This vulnerability could enable attackers to bypass front-end servers security controls, launch targeted attacks against active users, and poison web caches. A pre-requisite for exploitation involves the web application being deployed behind a reverse-proxy that forwards trailer headers. This issue has been patched in versions 1.0.0-M45 and 0.23.31.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.12 | all versions | 0.23.31 |
| ☕Maven | org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.13 | all versions | 0.23.31 |
| ☕Maven | org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_3 | all versions | 0.23.31 |
| ☕Maven | org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.13 | ≥ 1.0.0-M1&&< 1.0.0-M45 | 1.0.0-M45 |
| ☕Maven | org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_3 | ≥ 1.0.0-M1&&< 1.0.0-M45 | 1.0.0-M45 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.12. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.12 to 0.23.31 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2025-59822 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2025-59822 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to CVE-2025-59822. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2025-59822 in your dependencies?
O3 detects CVE-2025-59822 across Maven dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.