CVE-2025-48988 | Apache Tomcat: FileUpload large number of parts with headers DoS

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.7, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.41, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.105. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.0 though 8.5.100. Other, older, EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.8, 10.1.42 or 9.0.106, which fix the issue.

Published: 2025-06-16 Last update: 2025-11-03 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-48988 is rated Moderate Risk (56.2/100): CVSS High 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-2025-48988

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 2026-04-12 0.26% 0.76% +0.50%
2 2026-03-12 0.20% 0.26% +0.06%
3 2026-03-04 — 0.20% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-48988

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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.
 3.9 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-48988

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2025-48988

GHSA-h3gc-qfqq-6h8f · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Apache Tomcat - DoS in multipart upload

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-48988

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2025-48988 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 3 source packages (tomcat10, tomcat11, tomcat9), 12 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 12. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-48988
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-48988
suse high — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-48988/
ubuntu medium CVE-2025-48988 medium priority: Ubuntu including 6 source packages (tomcat10, tomcat11, tomcat6, tomcat7, tomcat8, tomcat9), 44 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 19, ignored 12, needed 6, not-affected 4, released 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-48988

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-48988

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache tomcat >= 9.0.0, < 9.0.106 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat >= 10.1.0, < 10.1.42 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat >= 11.0.0, < 11.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-48988

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