CVE-2025-27820 (GCVE-0-2025-27820)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-04-24 11:44
Modified
2025-06-04 11:20
Severity ?
CWE
  • PSL Validation Bypass in Apache HttpClient 5.4.x
Summary
A 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
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Vendor Product Version
Apache Software Foundation Apache HttpComponents Version: 5.4.0   ≤
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