{"id":64352,"date":"2025-08-27T11:38:35","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T11:38:35","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-08T17:18:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T23:18:35","slug":"cve-2025-54988-critical-xxe-vulnerability-in-apache-tika-s-pdf-parser-module","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54988-critical-xxe-vulnerability-in-apache-tika-s-pdf-parser-module\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-54988: Critical XXE Vulnerability in Apache Tika\u2019s PDF Parser Module<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this article, we delve into a recently discovered critical cybersecurity vulnerability (CVE-2025-54988) in Apache Tika&#8217;s tika-parser-pdf-module found in versions 1.13 through 3.2.1. This vulnerability has been allocated a high severity score of 9.8 by the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), signifying the potential for significant damage. It affects a broad range of platforms and has serious ramifications, including the potential for system compromise and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53495-unauthorized-access-data-leakage-in-wikimedia-foundation-mediawiki-abusefilter-extension\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72637\">data leakage<\/a> if exploited.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-54988<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical, with a CVSS score of 9.8<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: An attacker exploiting this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54122-unauthenticated-full-read-ssrf-vulnerability-in-manager-io-manager-accounting-software\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72670\">vulnerability may be able to read<\/a> sensitive data, initiate malicious requests to internal resources, or trigger requests to third-party servers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Apache Tika (tika-parser-pdf-module) | 1.13 through 3.2.1<br \/>\nApache Tika (tika-parsers-standard-modules) | Until 3.2.1<br \/>\nApache Tika (tika-parsers-standard-package) | Until 3.2.1<br \/>\nApache Tika (tika-app) | Until 3.2.1<br \/>\nApache Tika (tika-grpc) | Until 3.2.1<br \/>\nApache Tika (tika-server-standard) | Until 3.2.1<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability stems from the XML External Entity (XXE) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54466-critical-code-injection-vulnerability-in-apache-ofbiz-scrum-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80923\">injection flaw present in Apache<\/a> Tika&#8217;s PDF parser module. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by using a crafted XFA file embedded within a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50240-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-nbcio-boot-v1-0-3\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71935\">PDF to carry out the XXE<\/a> injection. This would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8714-critical-postgresql-vulnerability-allowing-malicious-code-injection-by-superusers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80651\">allow the attacker to read sensitive information or initiate malicious<\/a> requests to internal resources or third-party servers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shown below is a conceptual example of how an attacker might craft an XFA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52239-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-zkeacms-v4-1\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74561\">file to exploit the vulnerability<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-xml\"><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE foo [<!ELEMENT foo ANY >\n<!ENTITY xxe SYSTEM \"file:\/\/\/etc\/passwd\" >]>\n<foo>&xxe;<\/foo><\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the above example, the attacker is trying to read the `\/etc\/passwd` <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3671-critical-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-wpgym-wordpress-gym-management-system-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80522\">file from the system<\/a>. This file typically contains user account information, and if the attacker successfully reads this file, they could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44955-critical-vulnerability-in-ruckus-network-director-allows-jail-users-to-gain-root-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75985\">gain sensitive information about the system&#8217;s user<\/a> accounts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The recommended mitigation is to upgrade to Apache Tika version 3.2.2, which contains a fix for this issue. In case immediate patching is not possible, employing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation against this vulnerability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In this article, we delve into a recently discovered critical cybersecurity vulnerability (CVE-2025-54988) in Apache Tika&#8217;s tika-parser-pdf-module found in versions 1.13 through 3.2.1. 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