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CVE-2026-53659
Published:September 14, 2026
Updated:September 23, 2026
http4k is a functional toolkit for Kotlin HTTP applications. Prior to 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 and denying service to other clients. The fix uses SizeLimitedInputStream to enforce a default 10 MiB limit, causes ServerFilters.GZip and RequestFilters.GunZip to return 413 Request Entity Too Large, and causes other decompression paths to throw SizeLimitExceededException. This issue is fixed in versions 4.51.0.0, 5.42.0.0, and 6.49.0.0.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/http4k/http4k.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=5.0.0.0 <5.42.0.0
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.42.0.0
https://github.com/http4k/http4k.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=6.0.0.0 <6.49.0.0
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 6.49.0.0
org.http4k:http4k-core (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=5.0.0.0 <5.42.0.0
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.42.0.0
org.http4k:http4k-core (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=6.0.0.0 <6.49.0.0
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 6.49.0.0
org.http4k:http4k-core (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=6.0.0.0 <6.49.0.0
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 6.49.0.0
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)
EPSS
Base Score:
0.44