CVE-2025-41235 — Vulnerability in...

HIGH

Spring Cloud Gateway Server Forwards Headers from Untrusted Proxies

Published May 30, 2025Updated September 10, 2026Source: osv

Summary

Spring Cloud Gateway Server forwards the X-Forwarded-For and Forwarded headers from untrusted proxies.

Advisory Timeline

First published May 30, 2025 (500 days ago).
Last revised September 10, 2026 — 468 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Maven

Update org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server to 4.2.3 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 4.2.3 for org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server -->

Maven

Update org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server to 4.1.8 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 4.1.8 for org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server -->

Maven

Update org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server-mvc to 4.2.3 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 4.2.3 for org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server-mvc -->

Maven

Update org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server to 3.1.10 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 3.1.10 for org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server -->

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (5)

Affects 1 ecosystem: maven (2).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server	maven	4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.2	4.2.3
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server	maven	4.1.0, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3 (+4 more)	4.1.8
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server-mvc	maven	4.1.7, 4.1.8, 4.1.9, 4.2.0 (+2 more)	4.2.3
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server	maven	2.2.10.RELEASE, 2.2.6.RELEASE, 2.2.7.RELEASE, 2.2.8.RELEASE (+20 more)	3.1.10
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server	maven	4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3 (+6 more)	Range-based data available

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CWE-444
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CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 8.6 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-41235?: Spring Cloud Gateway Server Forwards Headers from Untrusted Proxies This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 8.6/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2025-41235?: CVE-2025-41235 affects org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server and org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server-mvc. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2025-41235 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

8.6

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-6j2q-c73v-97c5

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