CVE-2025-9901
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
A flaw was found in libsoup’s caching mechanism, SoupCache, where the HTTP Vary header is ignored when evaluating cached responses. This header ensures that responses vary appropriately based on request headers such as language or authentication. Without this check, cached content can be incorrectly reused across different requests, potentially exposing sensitive user information. While the issue is unlikely to affect everyday desktop use, it could result in confidentiality breaches in proxy or multi-user environments.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.9
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2025-09-03 13:15:50.133000
Last modified
2026-10-18 21:10:00.120000
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"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2025-09-03T13:15:50.133",
"lastModified": "2026-10-18T21:10:00.120",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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"value": "A flaw was found in libsoup’s caching mechanism, SoupCache, where the HTTP Vary header is ignored when evaluating cached responses. This header ensures that responses vary appropriately based on request headers such as language or authentication. Without this check, cached content can be incorrectly reused across different requests, potentially exposing sensitive user information. While the issue is unlikely to affect everyday desktop use, it could result in confidentiality breaches in proxy or multi-user environments."
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"value": "Se encontró una falla en el mecanismo de caché de libsoup, SoupCache, donde el encabezado HTTP Vary es ignorado al evaluar respuestas en caché. Este encabezado asegura que las respuestas varíen apropiadamente basándose en encabezados de solicitud como el idioma o la autenticación. Sin esta verificación, el contenido en caché puede ser reutilizado incorrectamente en diferentes solicitudes, exponiendo potencialmente información sensible del usuario. Si bien es poco probable que el problema afecte el uso diario de escritorio, podría resultar en violaciones de confidencialidad en entornos de proxy o multiusuario."
}
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"affected": [
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"source": "[email protected]",
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"baseScore": 5.9,
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"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "NONE",
"availabilityImpact": "NONE"
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"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-9901",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
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"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2392790",
"source": "[email protected]"
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"url": "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/-/issues/453",
"source": "[email protected]"
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}