CVE-2025-32997 json
http-proxy-middleware allows fixRequestBody to proceed even if bodyParser has failed
published 2025-04-15 18 mo ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also EUVD-2025-11355 , GHSA-9gqv-wp59-fq42
- cvss
- 4.0
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In http-proxy-middleware before 2.0.9 and 3.x before 3.0.5, fixRequestBody proceeds even if bodyParser has failed.
Patch / fix
- npm http-proxy-middleware 2.0.9, 3.0.5
- chimurai http-proxy-middleware 2.0.9, 3.0.5
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2025-32997 updated cvss 4.0
http-proxy-middleware: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in http-proxy-middleware
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Red Hat Cryostat 3 io.cryostat-cryostat3 Red Hat Cryostat 4 io.cryostat-cryostat Red Hat Migration Toolkit for Applications 7 mta/mta-ui-rhel9 Red Hat Network Observability Operator network-observability/network-observability-console-plugin-rhel9 Red Hat OpenShift Lightspeed openshift-lightspeed-tech-preview/lightspeed-console-plugin-rhel9 Red Hat OpenShift Serverless openshift-serverless-1/kn-backstage-plugins-eventmesh-rhel8affected: workaround, no fix available “Fix deferred”
+14 more productsfewer
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 lightspeed-rhel8, automation-controller, automation-eda-controller, ansible-automation-platform-25/lightspeed-rhel8, ansible-automation-platform-26/lightspeed-rhel9, ansible-automation-platform-25/gateway-proxy-rhel8 Red Hat build of Apache Camel - HawtIO 4 io.hawt-project Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 2 io.apicurio-apicurio-registry Red Hat build of OptaPlanner 8 org.optaweb.vehiclerouting-optaweb-vehicle-routing Red Hat Data Grid 8 org.infinispan-infinispan-console Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 pcs, pcs-snmp Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 pcs, pcs-snmp Red Hat Fuse 7 io.apicurio-apicurito, io.syndesis-syndesis-parent Red Hat Integration Camel K 1 io.apicurio-apicurio-registry Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel8, rhoai/odh-ml-pipelines-driver-rhel8, rhoai/odh-ml-pipelines-launcher-rhel8, rhoai/odh-ml-pipelines-api-server-v2-rhel8, rhoai/odh-ml-pipelines-persistenceagent-v2-rhel8, rhoai/odh-ml-pipelines-scheduledworkflow-v2-rhel8, +2 more Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3 rhosdt/tempo-rhel8, rhosdt/tempo-query-rhel8, rhosdt/tempo-gateway-rhel8, rhosdt/tempo-rhel8-operator, rhosdt/tempo-gateway-opa-rhel8, rhosdt/tempo-jaeger-query-rhel8 Red Hat Process Automation 7 org.uberfire-uberfire-parent Red Hat Quay 3 quay/quay-rhel8 Red Hat Trusted Profile Analyzer rhtpa/rhtpa-trustification-service-rhel9 -
Red Hat Developer Hub 1.6 rhdh 1.6.2-1750887220fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:9966
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Red Hat Developer Hub 1.7 rhdh 1.7.0-1754936470fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:14090
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Red Hat Developer Hub 1.6 rhdh 1.6.2-1750886883, rhdh 1.6.2-1750938107 Red Hat Developer Hub 1.7 rhdh 1.7.0-1754935808, rhdh 1.7.0-1754942441not affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 4.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | http-proxy-middleware | >=1.3.0, <2.0.9 >=3.0.0, <3.0.5 |
2.0.9 3.0.5 |
Affected products
- chimurai http-proxy-middleware
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-754 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
References
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github.com
/chimurai/http-proxy-middleware/commit/1bdccbeec243850f1d2bb50ea0ff2151e725d67e
web, patch
-
github.com
/chimurai/http-proxy-middleware/pull/1096
web, issue-tracking
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github.com
/chimurai/http-proxy-middleware/releases/tag/v2.0.9
web, release-notes
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github.com
/chimurai/http-proxy-middleware/releases/tag/v3.0.5
web, release-notes
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32997
advisory
-
github.com
/chimurai/http-proxy-middleware
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-32997
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-9gqv-wp59-fq42
- NVD CVE-2025-32997
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.
CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.