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Vulnerability Identifier

CVE-2025-48976

2025-06-16
Severity Assessment
7.5
HIGH
CVSS v3.x Score
Clinical Analysis (Description)

Allocation of resources for multipart headers with insufficient limits enabled a DoS vulnerability in Apache Commons FileUpload.

This issue affects Apache Commons FileUpload: from 1.0 before 1.6; from 2.0.0-M1 before 2.0.0-M4.

Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 1.6 or 2.0.0-M4, which fix the issue.

Vector Sequencing

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Impact Consequences

Technical Impact

Unchanged
Scope
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Classification

CWE-CWE-770

Affected Population

Affected Configurations

Total: 13 detected entries

Software List Scrollable
ap
commons_fileupload
Vendor: apache • v1.2.1
ap
commons_fileupload
Vendor: apache • v1.5
ap
commons_fileupload
Vendor: apache • v1.3
ap
commons_fileupload
Vendor: apache • v1.3.1
ap
commons_fileupload
Vendor: apache • v1.1
ap
commons_fileupload
Vendor: apache • v1.1.1
ap
commons_fileupload
Vendor: apache • v1.4
ap
commons_fileupload
Vendor: apache • v1.2
ap
commons_fileupload
Vendor: apache • v1.2.2
ap
commons_fileupload
Vendor: apache • v1.3.2
ap
commons_fileupload
Vendor: apache • v2.0.0
ap
commons_fileupload
Vendor: apache • v1.0
ap
commons_fileupload
Vendor: apache • v1.3.3
Timeline

Time Line

PUBLICATION
16 Jun 2025
MODIFICATION
03 Nov 2025
FIRST PATCH
21 Apr 2026
Impact Statistics

Key Metrics

CVSS Score
7.5
HIGH
Products
13
Affected
Patches
5
Available
Remediation Protocol

Recommended Solution

No automatic solution found. Check vendor references.
Recommended Actions for Administrators

Immediate Action Plan

1. Inventory

Identify all affected systems in your infrastructure.

2. Assessment

Assess exposure and criticality for your organization.

3. Mitigation

Apply patches or available workarounds.

4. Verification

Test and confirm effectiveness of applied measures.