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CVE-2025-54988
Apache Tika XXE Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 20, 2025, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 20, 2025, 8:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread/8xn3rqy6kz5b3l1t83kcofkw0w4mmj1w
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-54988 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • CybersecurityNews
Critical Apache Tika PDF Parser Vulnerability Allow Attackers to Access Sensitive Data

A critical security vulnerability has been discovered in Apache Tika’s PDF parser module that could enable attackers to access sensitive data and trigger malicious requests to internal systems. The fl ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 21, 2025 (8 hours, 26 minutes ago)
  • Daily CyberSecurity
CVE-2025-54988: Critical XXE Vulnerability in Apache Tika PDF Parser Exposes Sensitive Data

The widely used Apache Tika toolkit, a powerful library for detecting and extracting metadata and text from over a thousand file formats, has been found vulnerable to a critical XML External Entity (X ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 21, 2025 (14 hours, 57 minutes ago)

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-54988 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.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 20, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description 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.
    Added CWE CWE-611
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread/8xn3rqy6kz5b3l1t83kcofkw0w4mmj1w
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