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.
History

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 08:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Akamai
Akamai akamaighost
Vendors & Products Akamai
Akamai akamaighost

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


Fri, 29 Aug 2025 01:15:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Weaknesses CWE-444
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-08-29T14:27:14.217Z

Reserved: 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2025-54142

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-29T14:27:11.401Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-08-29T01:15:35.250

Modified: 2025-08-29T16:24:29.730

Link: CVE-2025-54142

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-08-31T08:41:38Z