Open RedirectWeakness · CWE-601

CVE-2025-7777

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-08-20
Mitigation only
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74/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The mirror-registry doesn't properly sanitize the host header HTTP header in HTTP request received, allowing an attacker to perform malicious redirects to attacker-controlled domains or phishing campaigns.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

mirror-registry is vulnerable to HTTP Host Header Injection because it uses the Host header from incoming HTTP requests without validation or sanitization when performing redirects. An attacker can manipulate the Host header to redirect users to malicious attacker-controlled domains, facilitating phishing attacks.

MitigationImplement strict allowlist-based validation of the Host header, rejecting requests with unexpected host values and using a fixed list of permitted redirect destinations.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify mirror-registry installation and version
    Run 'mirror-registry --version' or check the installed package version via your system's package manager (e.g., 'rpm -q mirror-registry' or 'dpkg -l mirror-registry')
    Affected if The installed version matches the affected version range for CVE-2025-7777 and redirect functionality is in use
  2. Verify HTTP redirect functionality is enabled
    Review the mirror-registry configuration files (typically in /etc/mirror-registry/ or ~/.mirror-registry/) and look for redirect-related settings, or examine the application logs for 3xx redirect responses
    Affected if HTTP redirects are enabled and the application processes incoming HTTP requests containing a Host header
  3. Inspect redirect handling code or configuration
    If source code is available, search for code that processes the Host header and constructs redirect responses (look for 'Redirect', 'Location', 'http.Redirect', or similar). If only configuration is accessible, check for any Host validation settings
    Affected if The application uses the incoming Host header value directly in Location headers without validation or sanitization
  4. Test for Host header injection via HTTP request
    Send a request to the mirror-registry endpoint with a manipulated Host header (e.g., 'Host: attacker-controlled-domain.com') and observe if the response includes a redirect to the attacker-specified domain
    Affected if The application returns a 3xx redirect with a Location header matching the value from the attacker-controlled Host header

Your environment is affected if mirror-registry is running and performs redirects using the unsanitized Host header from incoming requests.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement strict allowlist-based validation of the Host header, rejecting requests with unexpected host values and using a fixed list of permitted redirect destinations.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation3.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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