CVE-2022-25881

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-01-31 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-1333

Description

This affects versions of the package http-cache-semantics before 4.1.1. The issue can be exploited via malicious request header values sent to a server, when that server reads the cache policy from the request using this library.

Affected products

Http-Cache-Semantics Project Http-Cache-Semantics: before 4.1.1 — fixed in 4.1.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Http-Cache-Semantics Project Http-Cache-Semantics 4.1.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/kornelski/http-cache-semantics/blob/master/index.js%23L83
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230622-0008/
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-3253332
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-HTTPCACHESEMANTICS-3248783
https://github.com/kornelski/http-cache-semantics/blob/master/index.js%23L83
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230622-0008/
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-3253332
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-HTTPCACHESEMANTICS-3248783

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