CVE-2025-54988
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
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Description
Apache Tika XXE Vulnerability via Crafted XFA File Inside a PDF
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-54988
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.22-2+deb11u1 |
| debian | sid | affected | |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.tika:tika-parser-pdf-module | >=1.13,<3.2.2 | 3.2.2 |
| Maven | org.apache.tika:tika-parsers | >=1.13,<2.0.0-ALPHA | 2.0.0-ALPHA |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54988
- https://github.com/apache/tika/pull/2291
- https://github.com/apache/tika/commit/2b52257304f4d3cde2b8463657380bdb936d9ef2
- https://archive.apache.org/dist/tika/3.2.2/CHANGES-3.2.2.txt
- https://github.com/apache/tika
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/TIKA-4459
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/8xn3rqy6kz5b3l1t83kcofkw0w4mmj1w
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/stn9oh7rfn9yv76n1srxr9w56oy04p72
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00030.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/20/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/20/3
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-54988
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.