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CVE-2025-48936

Account Takeover via Malicious X-Forwarded-Proto Header Injection

Severity
High 8.8
Published
28 May 2025
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
2.70.12, 2.71.11, 3.2.2
Also known as
GHSA-93m4-mfpg-c3xf
Sources
NVD, Project advisories (GitHub)

Description

Zitadel is open-source identity infrastructure software. Prior to versions 2.70.12, 2.71.10, and 3.2.2, a potential vulnerability exists in the password reset mechanism. ZITADEL utilizes the Forwarded or X-Forwarded-Host header from incoming requests to construct the URL for the password reset confirmation link. This link, containing a secret code, is then emailed to the user. If an attacker can…

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
ZITADELServers and applications · cpe:a:zitadel:zitadel
  • From 2.0.0 before 2.70.12
  • From 2.71.0 before 2.71.11
  • From 3.0.0 before 3.2.2
ZITADELServers and applications · github:zitadel/zitadel
  • Every version before 3.2.2
  • From 2.71.0 before 2.70.12

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48936
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-48936
  • GitHub Advisory Database https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-93m4-mfpg-c3xf
  • github.com https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/security/advisories/GHSA-93m4-mfpg-c3xf