CVE-2025-3985
mediumpriority · track · 20EPSS 0.006 · 50 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
A vulnerability was found in Apereo CAS 5.2.6. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function ResponseEntity of the file cas-5.2.6\webapp-mgmt\cas-management-webapp-support\src\main\java\org\apereo\cas\mgmt\services\web\ManageRegisteredServicesMultiActionController.java. The manipulation of the argument Query leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 1.2–5.1
ssvc
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affected products (3)
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- apereo central authentication service= 5.2.6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:apereo:central_authentication_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Maven org.apereo.cas:cas-management-webapp-support≤ 5.2.6osvUSpkg:maven/org.apereo.cas/cas-management-webapp-support
advisories (1)
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- GHSA-8rx4-fxq5-vj4vApereo CAS has inefficient regular expression complexity2025-04-27ghsa · osvUS
A vulnerability was found in Apereo CAS 5.2.6. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function ResponseEntity of the file cas-5.2.6\webapp-mgmt\cas-management-webapp-support\src\main\java\org\apereo\cas\mgmt\services\web\ManageRegisteredServicesMultiActionController.java. The manipulation of the argument Query leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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references (14)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-3985cnnvd
- https://github.com/apereo/cas/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.306321cnnvd
- https://vuldb.com/?id.306321cnnvd
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.557110cnnvd
- https://wx.mail.qq.com/s?k=lzDuxVkSRXUZ0bwZEGcnnvd
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.306321enisa_euvd
- https://vuldb.com/?id.306321enisa_euvd
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