CVE-2025-3026

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements vulnerability in EJBCA

Published Mar 31, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 5.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The vulnerability exists in the EJBCA service, version 8.0 Enterprise. Not tested in higher versions. By modifying the ‘Host’ header in an HTTP request, it is possible to manipulate the generated links and thus redirect the client to a different base URL. In this way, an attacker could insert his own server for the client to send HTTP requests, provided he succeeds in exploiting it.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

The vulnerability has been fixed by the EJBCA team in version 9.1. In turn, the vendor recommends that if you are running a reverse proxy, you disable caching for the URL paths /ejbca/ra/ and /ejbca/adminweb/.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-8737 The vulnerability exists in the EJBCA service, version 8.0 Enterprise. Not tested in higher versions. By modifying the ‘Host’ header in an HTTP request, it is possible to manipulate the generated links and thus redirect the client to a different base URL. In this way, an attacker could insert his own server for the client to send HTTP requests, provided he succeeds in exploiting it.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Primekey
Primekey ejbca
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:primekey:ejbca:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Primekey
Primekey ejbca
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The vulnerability exists in the EJBCA service, version 8.0 Enterprise. Not tested in higher versions. By modifying the ‘Host’ header in an HTTP request, it is possible to manipulate the generated links and thus redirect the client to a different base URL. In this way, an attacker could insert his own server for the client to send HTTP requests, provided he succeeds in exploiting it.
Title Improper Neutralization of Special Elements vulnerability in EJBCA
Weaknesses CWE-74
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
INCIBE
Published
Updated
Mar 31, 2025, 12:37 PM
Reserved
Mar 31, 2025, 9:23 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 31, 2025, 11:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:19 AM