apache/jackrabbit · Security
Apache Jackrabbit vulnerable to blind XXE attack due to insecure document build
- GHSA ID
- GHSA-44c3-38h8-9fh9
- CVE ID
- CVE-2025-53689
- Severity
- high
- Published
- Updated
- CVSS
- 8.8 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS v3
- 8.8 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
Blind XXE vulnerabilities in jackrabbit-spi-commons and jackrabbit-core in Apache Jackrabbit < 2.23.2 due to usage of an unsecured document build to load privileges.
Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 2.20.17 (Java 8), 2.22.1 (Java 11) or 2.23.2 (Java 11, beta versions), which fix this issue. Earlier versions (up to 2.20.16) are not supported anymore, thus users should update to the respective supported version.
CWEs
- CWE-611 · Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53689 ↗
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/5pf9n76ny13pzzk765og2h3gxdxw7p24 ↗
- https://github.com/apache/jackrabbit/pull/263/commits/02786c0a01838580252bdab79bfa54026c30294e ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/07/14/1 ↗
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-44c3-38h8-9fh9 ↗