A flaw was found in the Undertow HTTP server core, which is used in WildFly, JBoss EAP, and other Java applications. The Undertow library fails to properly validate the Host header in incoming HTTP requests.As a result, requests containing malformed or malicious Host headers are processed without rejection, enabling attackers to poison caches, perform internal network scans, or hijack user sessions.
Advisories
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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-j382-5jj3-vw4j Undertow HTTP server core doesn't properly validate the Host header in incoming HTTP requests
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Workaround

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History

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 22:45:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:8.1::el8
References

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:8 cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:8.0::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:8.1::el9
References

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Metrics threat_severity

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threat_severity

Important


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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description A flaw was found in the Undertow HTTP server core, which is used in WildFly, JBoss EAP, and other Java applications. The Undertow library fails to properly validate the Host header in incoming HTTP requests.As a result, requests containing malformed or malicious Host headers are processed without rejection, enabling attackers to poison caches, perform internal network scans, or hijack user sessions.
Title Undertow-core: undertow http server fails to reject malformed host headers leading to potential cache poisoning and ssrf
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat apache Camel Hawtio
Redhat camel Spring Boot
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat jboss Data Grid
Redhat jboss Enterprise Application Platform
Redhat jboss Enterprise Bpms Platform
Redhat jboss Fuse
Redhat jbosseapxp
Redhat red Hat Single Sign On
Weaknesses CWE-20
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:apache_camel_hawtio:4
cpe:/a:redhat:camel_spring_boot:4
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_data_grid:8
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:8
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_bpms_platform:7
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_fuse:7
cpe:/a:redhat:jbosseapxp
cpe:/a:redhat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat apache Camel Hawtio
Redhat camel Spring Boot
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat jboss Data Grid
Redhat jboss Enterprise Application Platform
Redhat jboss Enterprise Bpms Platform
Redhat jboss Fuse
Redhat jbosseapxp
Redhat red Hat Single Sign On
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-08T22:28:18.105Z

Reserved: 2025-10-31T06:48:03.659Z

Link: CVE-2025-12543

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-07T16:35:51.149Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-01-07T17:15:55.093

Modified: 2026-01-08T23:15:42.690

Link: CVE-2025-12543

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-01-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-12543 - Bugzilla

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