GHSA-44c3-38h8-9fh9
Apache Jackrabbit vulnerable to blind XXE attack due to insecure document build
At a glance
- Published
- Updated
- CVE
- CVE-2025-53689
- CVSS_V3
- 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.
Affected packages
| Package | Versions |
|---|---|
| Maven · org.apache.jackrabbit:jackrabbit-spi-commons | introduced 2.20.0, fixed 2.20.17 |
| Maven · org.apache.jackrabbit:jackrabbit-spi-commons | introduced 2.22.0, fixed 2.22.1 |
| Maven · org.apache.jackrabbit:jackrabbit-spi-commons | introduced 2.23.0-beta, fixed 2.23.2-beta |
| Maven · org.apache.jackrabbit:jackrabbit-core | introduced 2.23.0-beta, fixed 2.23.2-beta |
| Maven · org.apache.jackrabbit:jackrabbit-core | introduced 2.20.0, fixed 2.20.17 |
| Maven · org.apache.jackrabbit:jackrabbit-core | introduced 2.22.0, fixed 2.22.1 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53689 ADVISORY
- https://github.com/apache/jackrabbit/pull/263/commits/02786c0a01838580252bdab79bfa54026c30294e WEB
- https://github.com/apache/jackrabbit PACKAGE
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/5pf9n76ny13pzzk765og2h3gxdxw7p24 WEB
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/07/14/1 WEB
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| OSV.dev | CC-BY 4.0 — GitHub Advisory Database |