CVE-2026-54147
MediumCVSS 6.5Summary
In http4k prior to 4.51.0.0, 5.42.0.0, and 6.50.0.0, DigestAuthProvider.verify in http4k-security-digest ignores its configured algorithm parameter and verifies every Digest response with hardcoded MD5. Deployments configured for SHA-256 therefore receive weaker MD5-based verification.
Risk Assessment
This exposes Digest authentication to collision-related attack paths that depend on the hash function's collision resistance, weakening application security.
Recommendation
Update http4k to version 4.51.0.0, 5.42.0.0, 6.50.0.0, or later.
Other vulnerabilities in http4k
See all- CVE-2026-54148High
http4k is a functional toolkit for Kotlin HTTP applications. Prior to 4.51.0.0, 5.42.0.0, and 6.50.0.0, DigestAuthProvider.verify in http4k-security-digest does not compare the uri parameter in an Authorization: Digest response with the actual request URL. An attacker who captures a valid Digest authentication response can replay it against another URL served by the same realm, bypassing the per-request-URI binding and potentially gaining unauthorized read or write access. This issue is fixed in versions 4.51.0.0, 5.42.0.0, and 6.50.0.0.
- CVE-2024-55875Critical
http4k is a functional toolkit for Kotlin HTTP applications. Prior to version 6.50.0.0, there was a potential XXE (XML External Entity Injection) vulnerability that could allow attackers to read local sensitive information on the server, trigger SSRF attacks, and even execute code under certain circumstances.
- CVE-2026-53659High
In http4k before 4.51.0.0, 5.42.0.0, and 6.49.0.0, ServerFilters.GZip, RequestFilters.GunZip, and the underlying Gzip request-body decompression functions impose no limit on decompressed size. An unauthenticated client can send a small gzip-encoded request body that expands to gigabytes, exhausting the JVM heap.
Original NVD description (English source)
http4k is a functional toolkit for Kotlin HTTP applications. Prior to 4.51.0.0, 5.42.0.0, and 6.50.0.0, DigestAuthProvider.verify in http4k-security-digest ignores its configured algorithm parameter and verifies every Digest response with hardcoded MD5. Deployments configured for SHA-256 therefore receive weaker MD5-based verification, exposing Digest authentication to collision-related attack paths that depend on the hash function's collision resistance. This issue is fixed in versions 4.51.0.0, 5.42.0.0, and 6.50.0.0.