ghsa-44c3-38h8-9fh9
Vulnerability from github
Published
2025-07-14 12:30
Modified
2025-11-05 20:30
Severity ?
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Apache Jackrabbit vulnerable to blind XXE attack due to insecure document build
Details

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.

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        "name": "org.apache.jackrabbit:jackrabbit-spi-commons"
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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-53689"
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  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-611"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-07-14T21:18:10Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-07-14T10:15:28Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Blind XXE vulnerabilities in jackrabbit-spi-commons and jackrabbit-core in Apache Jackrabbit \u003c 2.23.2 due to usage of an unsecured document build to load privileges.\n\nUsers 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.",
  "id": "GHSA-44c3-38h8-9fh9",
  "modified": "2025-11-05T20:30:55Z",
  "published": "2025-07-14T12:30:27Z",
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53689"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/apache/jackrabbit/pull/263/commits/02786c0a01838580252bdab79bfa54026c30294e"
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    {
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      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/5pf9n76ny13pzzk765og2h3gxdxw7p24"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Apache Jackrabbit vulnerable to blind XXE attack due to insecure document build"
}


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