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CVE-2025-48913 (GCVE-0-2025-48913)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-08 09:21 – Updated: 2026-02-26 17:49
VLAI
Title
Apache CXF: Untrusted JMS configuration can lead to RCE
Summary
If untrusted users are allowed to configure JMS for Apache CXF, previously they could use RMI or LDAP URLs, potentially leading to code execution capabilities. This interface is now restricted to reject those protocols, removing this possibility. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 3.6.8, 4.0.9 or 4.1.3, which fix this issue.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-08-13 15:03 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache CXF Affected: 4.1.0 , < 4.1.3 (semver)
Affected: 4.0.0 , < 4.0.9 (semver)
Affected: 0 , < 3.6.8 (semver)
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Credits
M Bhatt (r34p3r) OWASP GenAI Security Project & Blake Gatto (b1oo) Shrewd Research
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