5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2025-48924
Apache Commons Lang Uncontrolled Recursion Vulnerability
Description

Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in Apache Commons Lang. This issue affects Apache Commons Lang: Starting with commons-lang:commons-lang 2.0 to 2.6, and, from org.apache.commons:commons-lang3 3.0 before 3.18.0. The methods ClassUtils.getClass(...) can throw StackOverflowError on very long inputs. Because an Error is usually not handled by applications and libraries, a StackOverflowError could cause an application to stop. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.18.0, which fixes the issue.

INFO

Published Date :

July 11, 2025, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 28, 2025, 1:45 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2025-48924 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-48924 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apache commons_lang
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-48924.

URL Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread/bgv0lpswokgol11tloxnjfzdl7yrc1g1 Mailing List Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 26, 2025, 3:26 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Python

Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 21, 2025, 3:27 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Dockerfile Shell Makefile

Updated: 1 week ago
130 stars 16 fork 16 watcher
Born at : Sept. 10, 2022, 3:13 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

General utility library

Shell Java

Updated: 5 days, 9 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 17, 2014, 11:07 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-48924 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-48924 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 28, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_lang:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0 up to (excluding) 2.6 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_lang:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0 up to (excluding) 3.18.0
    Added Reference Type Apache Software Foundation: https://lists.apache.org/thread/bgv0lpswokgol11tloxnjfzdl7yrc1g1 Types: Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jul. 14, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
    Removed CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jul. 11, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in Apache Commons Lang. This issue affects Apache Commons Lang: Starting with commons-lang:commons-lang 2.0 to 2.6, and, from org.apache.commons:commons-lang3 3.0 before 3.18.0. The methods ClassUtils.getClass(...) can throw StackOverflowError on very long inputs. Because an Error is usually not handled by applications and libraries, a StackOverflowError could cause an application to stop. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.18.0, which fixes the issue.
    Added CWE CWE-674
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread/bgv0lpswokgol11tloxnjfzdl7yrc1g1
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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