Denial of service in Apache Commons Configuration

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU108843

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-46392

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when loading a specially crafted configuration file. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Commons Configuration: 1.0 - 1.10

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:configuration:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:configuration:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:configuration:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://lists.apache.org/thread/19ptng5s58vt8ttxq70vwdt8b7p1k46o

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.