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CVE-2025-53868: 
F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Apache Traffic Server allows request smuggling if chunked messages are malformed. This vulnerability (CVE-2024-53868) affects Apache Traffic Server versions from 9.2.0 through 9.2.9 and from 10.0.0 through 10.0.4. The vulnerability was disclosed on April 3, 2025 (Apache Mailing List, CVE Mailing List).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-444 (Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests - 'HTTP Request/Response Smuggling'). The CVSS v3.1 score is 7.5 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N, as assessed by CISA-ADP (Apache Mailing List).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow attackers to perform request smuggling attacks when chunked messages are malformed, potentially leading to high integrity impact with no confidentiality or availability impact (CVE Mailing List).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache Traffic Server version 9.2.10 or 10.0.5, which fixes the issue (Apache Mailing List).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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