Vulnerability details

CVE-2025-53689

Apache Software Foundation Apache Jackrabbit

Apache Jackrabbit: XXE vulnerability in jackrabbit-spi-commons

CVSS 3.1
8.8High

Official description

Blind XXE Vulnerabilities in jackrabbit-spi-commons and jackrabbit-core in Apache Jackrabbit < 2.23.2 due to usage of an unsecured document build to load privileges. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 2.20.17 (Java 8), 2.22.1 (Java 11) or 2.23.2 (Java 11, beta versions), which fix this issue. Earlier versions (up to 2.20.16) are not supported anymore, thus users should update to the respective supported version.

CVSS scores

ScoreVersionSourceVector
8.8High 3.1 CISA ADP / Vulnrichment (CISA-ADP) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsSource
Apache Software Foundation Apache Jackrabbit 2.20.0 ≤ v < 2.20.17 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
Apache Software Foundation Apache Jackrabbit 2.22.0 ≤ v < 2.22.1 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
Apache Software Foundation Apache Jackrabbit 2.23.0-beta ≤ v < 2.23.2-beta CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

2
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Details

Published
2025-07-14
Last updated
2025-11-05
State
Published
Assigner (CNA)
apache

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.54%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
45.6%
Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable
No
Exploitation
None
Technical impact
Total

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-611
    Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference