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CVE-2025-54988— Apache Tika PDF parser module: XXE vulnerability in PDFParser's handling of XFA

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Apache Software Foundation Apache Tika PDF parser module
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Apache Tika是美国阿帕奇（Apache）基金会的一个集成了POI（使用Java程序对MicrosoftOffice格式文档提供读和写功能的开源函数库）、Pdfbox（读取和创建PDF文档的纯Java类库）并为文本抽取工作提供了统一界面的内容抽取工具集合。 Apache Tika 1.13版本至3.2.1版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于XML外部实体注入，可能导致读取敏感数据或触发恶意请求。

CVSS 8.4 · High EPSS 48.52% · P99

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

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I. Basic Information for CVE-2025-54988

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Apache Tika PDF parser module: XXE vulnerability in PDFParser's handling of XFA
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
Critical XXE in Apache Tika (tika-parser-pdf-module) in Apache Tika 1.13 through and including 3.2.1 on all platforms allows an attacker to carry out XML External Entity injection via a crafted XFA file inside of a PDF. An attacker may be able to read sensitive data or trigger malicious requests to internal resources or third-party servers. Note that the tika-parser-pdf-module is used as a dependency in several Tika packages including at least: tika-parsers-standard-modules, tika-parsers-standard-package, tika-app, tika-grpc and tika-server-standard. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.2, which fixes this issue.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
XML外部实体引用的不恰当限制(XXE)
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Apache Tika 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Apache Tika是美国阿帕奇（Apache）基金会的一个集成了POI（使用Java程序对MicrosoftOffice格式文档提供读和写功能的开源函数库）、Pdfbox（读取和创建PDF文档的纯Java类库）并为文本抽取工作提供了统一界面的内容抽取工具集合。 Apache Tika 1.13版本至3.2.1版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于XML外部实体注入，可能导致读取敏感数据或触发恶意请求。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tika PDF parser module 1.13 ~ 3.2.1 -

II. Public POCs for CVE-2025-54988

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1 A PDF generator for CVE-2025-54988 https://github.com/mgthuramoemyint/POC-CVE-2025-54988 POC Details
2 Creating a vulnerable instance to test against https://github.com/galoryber/cve-2025-54988-VulnTikaProject POC Details
3 Apache Tika versions 1.13 through 3.2.1 are vulnerable to XXE via malicious XFA in PDFs, allowing file read and SSRF attacks. https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2025/CVE-2025-54988.yaml POC Details
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IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same vendor: Apache Software Foundation
Same weakness: CWE-611

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