CVE-2025-53689Network attack vector

Server-side requests via unsecured privilege XML parser

Published Jul 14, 2025 · Updated Nov 4, 2025

Blind XXE in affected Apache Jackrabbit releases allows remote authenticated users to make the repository resolve external entities. DOMWalker and PrivilegeXmlHandler create DocumentBuilderFactory instances without disabling DTDs or external entity processing when parsing privilege XML. Authenticated access to a privilege-definition import path is required; exploitation can force server-side requests or disclose reachable local data through out-of-band channels.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.49%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Blind XXE in affected Apache Jackrabbit releases allows remote authenticated users to make the repository resolve external entities. DOMWalker and PrivilegeXmlHandler create DocumentBuilderFactory instances without disabling DTDs or external entity processing when parsing privilege XML. Authenticated access to a privilege-definition import path is required; exploitation can force server-side requests or disclose reachable local data through out-of-band channels.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-53689
Published
Jul 14, 2025
Updated
Nov 4, 2025
Vendor
The Apache Software Foundation
Product
Apache Jackrabbit
Classifications
CWE-611, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 14, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 4, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.20.0 <2.20.17
  2. Affected versionversion=2.22.0 <2.22.1
  3. Affected versionversion=2.23.0-beta <2.23.2-beta

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

The Apache Software Foundation · Apache Jackrabbitversion=2.20.0 <2.20.17; version=2.22.0 <2.22.1; version=2.23.0-beta <2.23.2-beta

Published CVSS scores

8.8UbuntuCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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