Medium

Invalid HTTP requests in Reactor Netty HTTP Server may reveal access tokens

  • Disclosed: 20.10.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 12:21

Reactor Netty HTTP Server, in versions 1.0.11 - 1.0.23, may request log headers in some cases of invalid HTTP requests. The logged headers may reveal valid access tokens to those with access to server logs. This may affect only invalid HTTP requests where logging at WARN level is enabled.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) io.projectreactor.netty:reactor-netty-http >= 1.0.11, < 1.0.24 1.0.24

References

CVSS score 4.3/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200, CWE-532
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
io.projectreactor.netty:reactor-netty-http
Disclosed
20.10.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 12:21

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-7w4x-4h67-pgmv - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: io.projectreactor.netty:reactor-netty-http

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
5
First → latest
02.2022 07.2025
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 2
  • Medium 3

Disclosures per year

  1. 2022: 3
  2. 2023: 1
  3. 2024: 0
  4. 2025: 1
  5. 2026: 0
  1. Medium · 6.1 CVE-2025-22227 >= 1.3.0-M1, < 1.3.0-M5, < 1.2.8 1.3.0-M5, 1.2.8
  2. Invalid HTTP requests in Reactor Netty HTTP Server may reveal access tokens this entry
    Medium · 4.3 CVE-2022-31684 >= 1.0.11, < 1.0.24 1.0.24
  3. Medium · 5.9 CVE-2020-5404 >= 0.9.0, < 0.9.5, >= 0.8.0, < 0.8.16 0.9.5, 0.8.16

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