CVE-2025-46392 | Apache Commons Configuration: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption when loading untrusted configurations in 1.x

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache Commons Configuration 1.x. There are a number of issues in Apache Commons Configuration 1.x that allow excessive resource consumption when loading untrusted configurations or using unexpected usage patterns. The Apache Commons Configuration team does not intend to fix these issues in 1.x. Apache Commons Configuration 1.x is still safe to use in scenario's where you only load trusted configurations. Users that load untrusted configurations or give attackers control over usage patterns are recommended to upgrade to the 2.x version line, which fixes these issues. Apache Commons Configuration 2.x is not a drop-in replacement, but as it uses a separate Maven groupId and Java package namespace they can be loaded side-by-side, making it possible to do a gradual migration.

Published: 2025-05-09 Last update: 2025-07-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-46392 is rated Moderate Risk (52/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.76%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-46392

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-05 0.35% 0.76% +0.41%
2 2026-03-04 0.24% 0.35% +0.11%
3 2026-03-01 — 0.24% —

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-46392

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-46392

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2025-46392

GHSA-pvp8-3xj6-8c6x · Severity: low · Ecosystem: maven — Apache Commons Configuration Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-46392

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2025-46392 unimportant priority: Debian including 2 source packages (commons-configuration, commons-configuration2), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): open 5, resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-46392
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-46392
suse medium CVE-2025-46392 severity moderate: SUSE including 2 source package names (apache-commons-configuration2, apache-commons-configuration2-javadoc), 16 product×package rows across 15 product lines (SLES-LTSS-TERADATA 15 SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS, … (15 product lines)): Known Not Affected 16. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-46392/
ubuntu medium CVE-2025-46392 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (commons-configuration), 10 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): needs-triage 8, ignored 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-46392

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-46392

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache commons_configuration >= 1.0, < 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_configuration:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-46392

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