#VU114385 XML External Entity injection in Apache Tika - CVE-2025-66516,CVE-2025-54988
Published: August 22, 2025 / Updated: January 22, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114385
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-66516,CVE-2025-54988
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Apache Tika
Apache Tika
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation
Apache Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input within the PDF parser module. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.