#VU121937 Blind XML External Entity injection in Apache Jackrabbit - CVE-2025-53689

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#VU121937 Blind XML External Entity injection in Apache Jackrabbit - CVE-2025-53689

Published: January 22, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU121937
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-53689
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache Jackrabbit
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to alter application's behavior.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input in jackrabbit-spi-commons and jackrabbit-core components. A remote user can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and escalate their privileges. 


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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