critical9.8
CVE-2025-54988
Apache Tika XXE Vulnerability via Crafted XFA File Inside a PDF
Impact
Critical XXE in Apache Tika (tika-parser-pdf-module) in Apache Tika 1.13 through and including 3.2.1 on all platforms allows an attacker to carry out XML External Entity injection via a crafted XFA file inside of a PDF. An attacker may be able to read sensitive data or trigger malicious requests to internal resources or third-party servers. Note that the tika-parser-pdf-module is used as a dependency in several Tika packages including at least: tika-parsers-standard-modules, tika-parsers-standard-package, tika-app, tika-grpc and tika-server-standard. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.2, which fixes this issue.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.tika:tika-parser-pdf-module | >= 1.13, < 3.2.2 | 3.2.2 |
| maven | org.apache.tika:tika-parsers | >= 1.13, < 2.0.0-ALPHA | 2.0.0-ALPHA |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | Tika | from 1.13 before 3.2.2 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/8xn3rqy6kz5b3l1t83kcofkw0w4mmj1w
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/20/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/20/3
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00030.html
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p72g-pv48-7w9x
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54988
- https://github.com/apache/tika/pull/2291
- https://github.com/apache/tika/commit/2b52257304f4d3cde2b8463657380bdb936d9ef2
- https://archive.apache.org/dist/tika/3.2.2/CHANGES-3.2.2.txt
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/TIKA-4459
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/stn9oh7rfn9yv76n1srxr9w56oy04p72