CVE-2025-54988 (GCVE-0-2025-54988)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-20 20:08 – Updated: 2026-02-26 17:48
VLAI Previdian
Title
Apache Tika PDF parser module: XXE vulnerability in PDFParser's handling of XFA
Summary
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.
Severity
8.4 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-01-22 04:55 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Assigner
apache CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 76/100 over 1076 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tika PDF parser module Affected: 1.13 , ≤ 3.2.1 (semver)
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Credits
Paras Jain and Yakov Shafranovich of Amazon.
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 463f0271-ca97-4384-a1b2-50ff3ff0cd92

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2025-54988

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-10-28 16:18 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-10-28
Asserted: 2026-10-28
Scope
Notes: Apache Tika PDF parser module: XXE vulnerability in PDFParser's handling of XFA | Affected: Apache / Apache Tika PDF parser module | CVSS: 8.4 (HIGH) | EPSS: 0.47948 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title Apache Tika PDF parser module: XXE vulnerability in PDFParser's handling of XFA
Cve Id CVE-2025-54988
Vendor Apache
Ghsa Id None
Product Apache Tika PDF parser module
Added Date 2026-10-28T16:18:18.975Z
Cvss Score 8.4
Epss Score 0.47948
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity HIGH
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.9885
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2025-54988
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-10-29 17:00 UTC | Updated: 2026-10-29 17:00 UTC
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  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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