CVE-2025-49763
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CVE-2025-49763 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. ESI plugin does not have the limit for maximum inclusion depth, and that allows excessive memory consumption if malicious instructions are inserted. Users can use a new setting for the plugin (--max-inclusion-depth) to limit it. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 10.0.0 through 10.0.5, from 9.0.0 through 9.2.10. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.2.11 or 10.0.6, which fixes the issue.. EPSS estimates a 0.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
ESI plugin does not have the limit for maximum inclusion depth, and that allows excessive memory consumption if malicious instructions are inserted. Users can use a new setting for the plugin (--max-inclusion-depth) to limit it. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 10.0.0 through 10.0.5, from 9.0.0 through 9.2.10. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.2.11 or 10.0.6, which fixes the issue.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | Traffic Server | >= 9.0.0, < 9.2.11 |
| Apache | Traffic Server | >= 10.0.0, < 10.0.6 |
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/15t32nxbypqg1m2smp640vjx89o6v5f8Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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