CVE-2025-53689

Published: Jul 14, 2025Modified: Jun 17, 2026

8.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

Description

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.

Affected (4)

Products: Apache: Jackrabbit

1 product

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apache Jackrabbit	From 2.20.0 to 2.20.17
Apache Jackrabbit	Version 2.22.0
Apache Jackrabbit	Version 2.23.0 beta
Apache Jackrabbit	Version 2.23.1 beta

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

References (2)

https://lists.apache.org/thread/5pf9n76ny13pzzk765og2h3gxdxw7p24

Source: security@apache.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/07/14/1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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