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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-66577

🗓️ 08 Dec 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Unpatched cpp-httplib before 0.27.0 allows spoofed IP headers to poison logs and evade audits.

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Circl
CVE-2025-66577
5 Dec 202521:28
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cpp-httplib 安全漏洞
5 Dec 202500:00
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5 Dec 202518:20
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CVE-2025-66577 cpp-httplib Untrusted HTTP Header Handling: X-Forwarded-For/X-Real-IP Trust
5 Dec 202518:20
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CVE-2025-66577
5 Dec 202518:20
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EUVD-2025-201454
5 Dec 202518:20
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[SECURITY] Fedora 42 Update: cpp-httplib-0.30.1-5.fc42
22 Jan 202601:15
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Fedora
[SECURITY] Fedora 43 Update: cpp-httplib-0.30.1-5.fc43
22 Jan 202601:08
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Tenable Nessus
Fedora 42 : cpp-httplib (2026-3b0e5b457d)
22 Jan 202600:00
nessus
Tenable Nessus
Fedora 43 : cpp-httplib (2026-e50e41fcea)
22 Jan 202600:00
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(277711);
  script_version("1.9");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/05/21");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-66577");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-66577");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - cpp-httplib is a C++11 single-file header-only cross platform HTTP/HTTPS library. Prior to 0.27.0, a
    vulnerability allows attacker-controlled HTTP headers to influence server-visible metadata, logging, and
    authorization decisions. An attacker can supply X-Forwarded-For or X-Real-IP headers which get accepted
    unconditionally by get_client_ip() in docker/main.cc, causing access and error logs (nginx_access_logger /
    nginx_error_logger) to record spoofed client IPs (log poisoning / audit evasion). This vulnerability is
    fixed in 0.27.0. (CVE-2025-66577)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-66577");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-66577");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-66577");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/12/05");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/12/08");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:cpp-httplib");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cpp-httplib");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025-2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl", "set_linux_os_id.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched", "Host/OS/identifier");
  script_require_ports("Host/OS/Debian Linux-12", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-13", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-25.04");

  exit(0);
}

if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Debian Linux-12": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "12",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libcpp-httplib-dev"},
          {"reference": "libcpp-httplib0.11"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-13": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "13",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libcpp-httplib-dev"},
          {"reference": "libcpp-httplib0.18"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-25.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "25.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "cpp-httplib"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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21 May 2026 00:00Current
5.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.7
CVSS 3.15.3
EPSS0.00052
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