HAProxy mjson Denial-of-Service via Designed JSON (CVE-2025-11230)
CVE-2025-11230 Published on November 19, 2025
Denial of service vulnerability in HAProxy mjson library
Inefficient algorithm complexity in mjson in HAProxy allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via specially crafted JSON requests.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-11230 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity
An algorithm in a product has an inefficient worst-case computational complexity that may be detrimental to system performance and can be triggered by an attacker, typically using crafted manipulations that ensure that the worst case is being reached.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-11230
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Affected Versions
HAProxy Technologies HAProxy Community Edition:- Version 2.4.0 and below 2.4.30 is affected.
- Version 2.6.0 and below 2.6.23 is affected.
- Version 2.8.0 and below 2.8.16 is affected.
- Version 3.0.0 and below 3.0.12 is affected.
- Version 3.1.0 and below 3.1.9 is affected.
- Version 3.2.0 and below 3.2.6 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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