CVE-2025-68280Network attack vector

Local file disclosure via external DTD resolution

Published Jan 5, 2026 · Updated Jan 5, 2026

XXE in Apache SIS 0.4 through 1.5 allows remote attackers to read local server files through crafted geospatial or metadata files. The shared XMLInputFactory and per-data-store StAX factories leave file-protocol external DTD access enabled, so entity resolution substitutes local file contents while parsing DGIWG GeoTIFF metadata, ISO 19115 XML, GML CRS definitions, or GPX. Exploitation requires an application or user to parse the crafted input; the reported consequence is local-file disclosure without data modification or service interruption.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.68%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

XXE in Apache SIS 0.4 through 1.5 allows remote attackers to read local server files through crafted geospatial or metadata files. The shared XMLInputFactory and per-data-store StAX factories leave file-protocol external DTD access enabled, so entity resolution substitutes local file contents while parsing DGIWG GeoTIFF metadata, ISO 19115 XML, GML CRS definitions, or GPX. Exploitation requires an application or user to parse the crafted input; the reported consequence is local-file disclosure without data modification or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-68280
Published
Jan 5, 2026
Updated
Jan 5, 2026
Vendor
The Apache Software Foundation
Product
Apache SIS
Classifications
CWE-611, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 5, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 5, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0.4 <=1.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

The Apache Software Foundation · Apache SISversion=0.4 <=1.5

Published CVSS scores

6.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 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
T1005Data from Local System

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