CVE-2025-54988

criticalpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.479 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalDEEUNLRUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

3 exploits · functional

Likely / severe?

47.9% (99th) EPSS

CVSS 9.8 · critical

Is it mine?

77 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-22

Critical XXE in Apache Tika (tika-parser-pdf-module) in Apache Tika 1.13 through and including 3.2.1 on all platforms allows an attacker to carry out XML External Entity injection via a crafted XFA file inside of a PDF. An attacker may be able to read sensitive data or trigger malicious requests to internal resources or third-party servers. Note that the tika-parser-pdf-module is used as a dependency in several Tika packages including at least: tika-parsers-standard-modules, tika-parsers-standard-package, tika-app, tika-grpc and tika-server-standard. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.2, which fixes this issue.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 8.4–9.8

v3.19.8criticalAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.18.4highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9

v3.18.4highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · security@apache.orgexploitability 2.5 · impact 5.9

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · OSV

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · NCSC-NL NL

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-611USCWE-611USCWE-611USCWE-611US

exploits (3)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

auxiliary/scanner/http/elasticsearch_tika_xfa_xxeElasticsearch ingest-attachment Apache Tika XFA XXE Local File Readfunctional · metasploit
galoryber/cve-2025-54988-VulnTikaProjectCreating a vulnerable instance to test againstPoC · poc_in_github
mgthuramoemyint/POC-CVE-2025-54988A PDF generator for CVE-2025-54988PoC · poc_in_github

affected products (77)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Adobe ColdFusion 2023 <Update 18all versionscert_bundDE
Adobe ColdFusion 2025 <Update 6all versionscert_bundDE
Apache Tika <3.2.2all versionscert_bundDE
Apache Tika tika-parser-pdf-module <3.2.2all versionscert_bundDE
Apache Tika tika-parsers <2.0.0all versionscert_bundDE
Atlassian Bamboo <10.2.12 (LTS)all versionscert_bundDE
Atlassian Bamboo <12.0.2all versionscert_bundDE
Atlassian Bamboo <9.6.20 (LTS)all versionscert_bundDE
Debian Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:-
HCL Commerce <9.1.19all versionscert_bundDE
HCL Domino 12all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:hcltech:domino:12
HCL Domino 14all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:hcltech:domino:14
HCL Domino 14.5all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:hcltech:domino:14.5
IBM InfoSphere Information Serverall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:-
IBM SPSSall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:spss:modeler
IBM SPSS Analytic Serverall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:spss:analytic_server
Open Source Elasticsearch <8.18.6all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source Elasticsearch <8.19.3all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source Elasticsearch <9.0.6all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source Elasticsearch <9.1.3all versionscert_bundDE

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advisories (6)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

NCSC-2026-0027Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Oracle Fusion MiddlewareNL2026-01-21csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Oracle heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in verschillende producten, waaronder Oracle HTTP Server, Oracle WebLogic Server, en Oracle Fusion Middleware.
NCSC-2026-0034Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Atlassian productenNL2026-01-22csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Atlassian heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in verschillende producten, welke gebruik maken van Oracle middle-ware producten zoals de Oracle Utilities Application Framework, WebLogic Server, Data Integrator en Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition.
WID-SEC-W-2025-1883Apache Tika: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Infogewinn oder ManipulationDeutsch2025-08-20csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Apache Tika ausnutzen, um sensible Daten auszulesen oder bösartige Anfragen an interne Ressourcen oder Server von Drittanbietern auszulösen.
WID-SEC-W-2026-0162Oracle Fusion Middleware: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-01-20csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle Fusion Middleware ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Integrität und Verfügbarkeit zu gefährden.
WID-SEC-W-2026-0177Atlassian Bamboo, Bitbucket, Confluence und Jira: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-01-20csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Atlassian Bamboo, Atlassian Bitbucket, Atlassian Confluence und Atlassian Jira ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, und um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen.
GHSA-p72g-pv48-7w9xApache Tika XXE Vulnerability via Crafted XFA File Inside a PDF2025-08-20ghsa · osvUS
Critical XXE in Apache Tika (tika-parser-pdf-module) in Apache Tika 1.13 through and including 3.2.1 on all platforms allows an attacker to carry out XML External Entity injection via a crafted XFA file inside of a PDF. An attacker may be able to read sensitive data or trigger malicious requests to internal resources or third-party servers. Note that the tika-parser-pdf-module is used as a dependency in several Tika packages including at least: tika-parsers-standard-modules, tika-parsers-standard-package, tika-app, tika-grpc and tika-server-standard. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.2, which fixes this issue.

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sources

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cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund ncsc_nl osv NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2025-08-20modified 2026-06-17

references (10)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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