CVE-2025-53859

NGINX Open Source and NGINX Plus have a vulnerability in the ngx_mail_smtp_module that might allow an unauthenticated attacker to over-read NGINX SMTP authentication process memory; as a result, the server side may leak arbitrary bytes sent in a request to the authentication server. This issue happens during the NGINX SMTP authentication process and requires the attacker to make preparations against the target system to extract the leaked data. The issue affects NGINX only if (1) it is built with the ngx_mail_smtp_module, (2) the smtp_auth directive is configured with method "none," and (3) the authentication server returns the "Auth-Wait" response header. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r30:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r31:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r32:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r32:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r32:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r33:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r33:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r33:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r34:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r34:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

04 Nov 2025, 22:16

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References
  • () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/13/5 -

Information

Published : 2025-08-13 15:15

Updated : 2025-11-04 22:16


NVD link : CVE-2025-53859

Mitre link : CVE-2025-53859

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-53859


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Products Affected

f5

  • nginx_plus
  • nginx_open_source
CWE
CWE-125

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