Java CVE-2025-41235
HIGHCVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Lifecycle Timeline
3Blast Radius
ecosystem impact- 30 maven packages depend on org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server (11 direct, 19 indirect)
- 2 maven packages depend on org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server-mvc (1 direct, 1 indirect)
Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 4.2.0 and other introduced versions.
DescriptionNVD
Spring Cloud Gateway Server forwards the X-Forwarded-For and Forwarded headers from untrusted proxies.
AnalysisAI
Spring Cloud Gateway Server forwards the X-Forwarded-For and Forwarded headers from untrusted proxies. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.6), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as HTTP Request/Response Smuggling (CWE-444), which allows attackers to manipulate HTTP request interpretation between frontend and backend servers. Spring Cloud Gateway Server forwards the X-Forwarded-For and Forwarded headers from untrusted proxies.
Affected ProductsAI
See vendor advisory for affected versions.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Enforce strict HTTP parsing, normalize requests at proxy layer, use HTTP/2 end-to-end, reject ambiguous headers.
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