CVE-2025-29891 | Apache Camel: Camel Message Header Injection through request parameters

Exp

Bypass/Injection vulnerability in Apache Camel. This issue affects Apache Camel: from 4.10.0 before 4.10.2, from 4.8.0 before 4.8.5, from 3.10.0 before 3.22.4. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.10.2 for 4.10.x LTS, 4.8.5 for 4.8.x LTS and 3.22.4 for 3.x releases. This vulnerability is present in Camel's default incoming header filter, that allows an attacker to include Camel specific headers that for some Camel components can alter the behaviours such as the camel-bean component, or the camel-exec component. If you have Camel applications that are directly connected to the internet via HTTP, then an attacker could include parameters in the HTTP requests that are sent to the Camel application that get translated into headers.  The headers could be both provided as request parameters for an HTTP methods invocation or as part of the payload of the HTTP methods invocation. All the known Camel HTTP component such as camel-servlet, camel-jetty, camel-undertow, camel-platform-http, and camel-netty-http would be vulnerable out of the box. This CVE is related to the CVE-2025-27636: while they have the same root cause and are fixed with the same fix, CVE-2025-27636 was assumed to only be exploitable if an attacker could add malicious HTTP headers, while we have now determined that it is also exploitable via HTTP parameters. Like in CVE-2025-27636, exploitation is only possible if the Camel route uses particular vulnerable components.

Published: 2025-03-12 Last update: 2025-04-02 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-29891 is rated Exploit Available (58.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.64%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2025-29891

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-29891

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-27 0.81% 0.64% -0.17%
2 2026-05-22 0.15% 0.81% +0.66%
3 2026-04-17 0.15%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-29891

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.8 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
2.2 2.5 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-29891

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2025-29891

GHSA-96v5-c2h5-56hm · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Apache Camel Message Header Injection through request parameters

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-29891

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-29891

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-29891

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache camel >= 3.10.0, < 3.22.4 cpe:2.3:a:apache:camel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache camel >= 4.8.0, < 4.8.5 cpe:2.3:a:apache:camel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache camel >= 4.10.0, < 4.10.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:camel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-29891

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