CVE-2025-61689: JuliaWeb HTTP.jl · HTTP Request/Response Splitting
Affects JuliaWeb HTTP.jlSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade to 1.10.19 soon.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 27% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.10.19
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N/E:PExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Oct 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.
What to do
Upgrade JuliaWeb HTTP.jl to 1.10.19.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| JuliaWeb HTTP.jl | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
European organizations should immediately upgrade HTTP.jl to version 1.10.19 or later to remediate the vulnerability. Beyond patching, developers must implement strict validation and sanitization of all HTTP header inputs, ensuring that CRLF sequences and other control characters are properly neutralized before processing or forwarding headers. Conduct thorough code reviews and security testing focused on header injection vectors, especially in custom HTTP handling code. Employ web application firewalls (WAFs) with rules designed to detect and block HTTP response splitting and header injection attempts. Monitor web server and application logs for unusual header patterns or anomalies indicative of exploitation attempts. Educate development teams on secure HTTP header practices and the risks of improper input validation. For critical systems, consider deploying runtime application self-protection (RASP) solutions to detect and mitigate injection attacks in real-time. Finally, maintain an inventory of all systems using HTTP.jl to ensure comprehensive patch management and vulnerability tracking.
Description
HTTP.jl is an HTTP client and server functionality for the Julia programming language. Prior to version 1.10.19, HTTP.jl did not validate header names/values for illegal characters, allowing CRLF-based header injection and response splitting. This enables HTTP response splitting and header injection, leading to cache poisoning, XSS, session fixation, and more. This issue is fixed in HTTP.jl `v1.10.19`.