CVE-2025-4641Network attack vector

File disclosure and SSRF via unsafe XML parsing

Published May 14, 2025 · Updated May 14, 2025

XXE injection in Boni García WebDriverManager 1.0.0 through 6.0.1 allows remote attackers to read local files or issue server-side requests. The loadXML() helper parses an attacker-controlled stream without secure processing, DOCTYPE rejection, or entity-expansion controls. Exploitation requires untrusted XML to reach this library method and also allows recursive entities to exhaust resources and interrupt the hosting service.

CVSS severity9.3
Critical
EPSS probability0.56%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

XXE injection in Boni García WebDriverManager 1.0.0 through 6.0.1 allows remote attackers to read local files or issue server-side requests. The loadXML() helper parses an attacker-controlled stream without secure processing, DOCTYPE rejection, or entity-expansion controls. Exploitation requires untrusted XML to reach this library method and also allows recursive entities to exhaust resources and interrupt the hosting service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-4641
Published
May 14, 2025
Updated
May 14, 2025
Vendor
Boni García
Product
WebDriverManager
Classifications
CWE-611, T1499.004, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 14, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 14, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0.0 <6.0.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Boni García · WebDriverManagerversion=1.0.0 <6.0.2

Published CVSS scores

9.3Government Technology Agency of Singapore Cyber Security GroupCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:H/SI:L/SA:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation
T1005Data from Local System

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