CVE-2025-23419 is an authentication-bypass vulnerability in NGINX TLS session handling. When multiple server blocks share an IP address and port, TLS session tickets and/or the SSL session cache can permit session resumption across the shared listener. If the default server on that listener enforces client-certificate authentication, an attacker can resume a TLS session in a manner that bypasses client-certificate authentication requirements on affected virtual servers. Affected releases include NGINX Open Source 1.11.4 through 1.27.3 and NGINX Plus R28 through R33.
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This repository is a small proof-of-concept exploit/tester consisting of one Python script and a README. The main file, CVE-2025-23419.py, implements a custom requests HTTPAdapter that creates a permissive TLS context: hostname verification is disabled, certificate validation is disabled, and an optional client certificate/key pair is loaded into the TLS context. The exploit logic uses a single requests.Session, mounts the custom adapter for HTTPS, performs an initial GET request to an authenticated server name (auth_sni) with the client certificate, and then performs a second GET request to a different server name (noauth_sni) using the same session. The intended purpose is to test whether a server or reverse proxy improperly reuses TLS session state across virtual hosts or SNI contexts, potentially allowing authentication bypass. Repository structure is minimal: README.md explains the intended TLS session reuse/authentication bypass scenario and lists Python dependencies; CVE-2025-23419.py is the only executable component and serves as the entry point. The script accepts CLI arguments for target, authenticated SNI, unauthenticated SNI, certificate path, key path, and optional port. Notably, the target_host argument is parsed but not actually used in URL construction; the requests are built from auth_server_name and noauth_server_name directly. The script does not contain a post-exploitation payload such as command execution or shell access. Its capability is limited to sending crafted HTTPS requests and printing status codes plus a truncated response body from the second request, making it a POC for validating a suspected TLS/session-handling flaw rather than a full weaponized exploit.
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A named vulnerability addressed by the NewStart CGSL Nginx package security update. The content does not specify the underlying flaw type or affected version range.
An nginx TLS session resumption bypass vulnerability reported by Shodan against the primary C2 host.
A vulnerability identified only by CVE ID in the content as a known vulnerability on the TMoscow Bot infrastructure; no further details are provided.
An nginx TLS session ticket reuse vulnerability listed by Shodan InternetDB for the host.
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