CVE-2025-27820

NameCVE-2025-27820
DescriptionA bug in PSL validation logic in Apache HttpClient 5.4.x disables domain checks, affecting cookie management and host name verification. Discovered by the Apache HttpClient team. Fixed in the 5.4.3 release
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
httpcomponents-client (PTS)bullseye4.5.13-2fixed
sid, trixie, bookworm4.5.14-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
httpcomponents-clientsource(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- httpcomponents-client <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
https://lists.apache.org/thread/55xhs40ncqv97qvoocok44995xp5kqn8
Introduced with: https://github.com/apache/httpcomponents-client/pull/574 (5.4-RC1)
Fixed by: https://github.com/apache/httpcomponents-client/pull/621
Fixed by: https://github.com/apache/httpcomponents-client/commit/c68724713ab8e4a41992d230d41f8dfe0a1a7ba5 (master)
Fixed by: https://github.com/apache/httpcomponents-client/commit/bff9c4772bc0824570d43969ce87886d01766b1c (5.4.3-RC1)

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