CVE-2025-57783 (GCVE-0-2025-57783)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-26 17:45 – Updated: 2026-01-26 20:55
VLAI?
Title
Improper header parsing may lead to request smuggling
Summary
Improper header parsing may lead to request smuggling has been identified in Hiawatha webserver version 11.7 which allows an unauthenticated attacker to access restricted resources managed by Hiawatha webserver.
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiawatha | Hiawatha Web server |
Affected:
11.7 , ≤ 8.5
(custom)
|
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