CVE-2025-30474
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.009 · 59 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Apache Commons VFS. The FtpFileObject class can throw an exception when a file is not found, revealing the original URI in its message, which may include a password. The fix is to mask the password in the exception message This issue affects Apache Commons VFS: before 2.10.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.10.0, which fixes the issue.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.6–7.5
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affected products (12)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-0622Apache Commons: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Offenlegung von InformationenDeutsch2025-03-23csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Apache Commons ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen.
- GHSA-3936-3gx6-49c4Apache Commons VFS Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor2025-03-23ghsa · osvUS
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Apache Commons VFS. The FtpFileObject class can throw an exception when a file is not found, revealing the original URI in its message, which may include a password. The fix is to mask the password in the exception message This issue affects Apache Commons VFS: before 2.10.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.10.0, which fixes the issue.
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references (10)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/23/2cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-30474cnnvd
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VFS-169cnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/w6ztgnbk6ccry3470x191g3xwrpgy6f4cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Apache-Commons-VFS-information-disclosure-via-FtpFileObject-46675cnnvd
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VFS-169enisa_euvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/w6ztgnbk6ccry3470x191g3xwrpgy6f4enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/23/2Mailing ListThird Party Advisorynvd
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