CVE-2025-53689 | Apache Jackrabbit: XXE vulnerability in jackrabbit-spi-commons

Blind XXE Vulnerabilities in jackrabbit-spi-commons and jackrabbit-core in Apache Jackrabbit < 2.23.2 due to usage of an unsecured document build to load privileges. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 2.20.17 (Java 8), 2.22.1 (Java 11) or 2.23.2 (Java 11, beta versions), which fix this issue. Earlier versions (up to 2.20.16) are not supported anymore, thus users should update to the respective supported version.

Published: 2025-07-14 Last update: 2025-11-04 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-53689 is rated Moderate Risk (50.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.21%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-53689

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 2026-05-10 0.05% 0.21% +0.16%
2 2025-08-15 0.02% 0.05% +0.04%
3 2025-07-14 — 0.02% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-53689

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-53689

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2025-53689

GHSA-44c3-38h8-9fh9 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Apache Jackrabbit vulnerable to blind XXE attack due to insecure document build

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-53689

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2025-53689 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (jackrabbit), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 3, open 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-53689
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-53689
ubuntu medium CVE-2025-53689 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (jackrabbit), 9 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): needs-triage 8, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-53689

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-53689

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache jackrabbit >= 2.20.0, < 2.20.17 cpe:2.3:a:apache:jackrabbit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache jackrabbit 2.22.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:jackrabbit:2.22.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache jackrabbit 2.23.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:jackrabbit:2.23.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache jackrabbit 2.23.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:jackrabbit:2.23.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-53689

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