highCVSS 7.4Vulnerability

GHSA-46q4-43ph-c6fr

### Summary blaze-server can merge HTTP/1.1 chunked-body trailer fields into `Request.headers`. Because trailer fields are attacker-controlled, an unauthenticated remote client can inject arbitrary header names/values (e.g. `X-Forwarded-For`, internal-auth headers) that a fronting proxy sanitized from the request-header section, bypassing header-based trust decisions in the application. ### Impact Any http4s application using `BlazeServerBuilder` over HTTP/1.1 whose routes or middleware trust proxy-set headers (e.g., `X-Forwarded-For`, `X-Real-IP`, `X-Forwarded-Host`, org-internal auth headers) is affected. Where a fronting proxy strips/normalizes those headers but forwards chunked bodies with trailers intact, an attacker can spoof client IP for allow-lists/rate-limits/audit, forge the `https` scheme, or inject internal-auth headers. A promoted `Connection: close` trailer is also honored, allowing attacker-controlled termination of pooled backend connections. ### Workarounds Deploy behind a proxy that removes trailer fields (or rejects requests that use trailers) before forwarding; until patched, avoid trust decisions based on headers that a proxy is relied upon to sanitize.

Properties

ghsa_id
GHSA-46q4-43ph-c6fr
summary
blaze: Chunked-body trailer fields promoted into Request.headers in blaze-server (front-end header-sanitization bypass)
severity
high
cvss_score
7.4
cve_id
GHSA-46q4-43ph-c6fr
cvss_vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
is_ghsa_only
true
ghsa_published
2026-07-24T22:26:48Z
source_url
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-46q4-43ph-c6fr
ghsa_updated
2026-07-24T22:26:49Z

Related Entities (8)

REPORTED_BY (1)

[Source]GitHub Advisory Database

VULNERABLE_TO (3)

[Software]maven/org.http4s:blaze-http_3
[Software]maven/org.http4s:blaze-http_2.12
[Software]maven/org.http4s:blaze-http_2.13

AFFECTS (3)

[Software]maven/org.http4s:blaze-http_3
[Software]maven/org.http4s:blaze-http_2.12
[Software]maven/org.http4s:blaze-http_2.13

HAS_WEAKNESS (1)

[Weakness]Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')

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