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.
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Configurations
History
25 Aug 2025, 14:24
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References | () https://lists.apache.org/thread/8xn3rqy6kz5b3l1t83kcofkw0w4mmj1w - Mailing List, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory |
21 Aug 2025, 15:15
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Information
Published : 2025-08-20 20:15
Updated : 2025-08-25 14:24
NVD link : CVE-2025-54988
Mitre link : CVE-2025-54988
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-54988
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Products Affected
apache
- tika
CWE
CWE-611
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference