CVE-2024-47554

Apache Commons IO: Possible denial of service attack on untrusted input to XmlStreamReader

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: October 3, 2024 at 11:32 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:57 AM UTC
8 products affected across 2 vendorsActive IQ Unified ManagerSnapCenterE Series Santricity Web Services Proxy

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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache Commons IO. The org.apache.commons.io.input.XmlStreamReader class may excessively consume CPU resources when processing maliciously crafted input. This issue affects Apache Commons IO: from 2.0 before 2.14.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.14.0 or later, which fixes the issue.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2.0 ≤ v < 2.14.02.0
Affected range stops below 2.14.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versions
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/03/2
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250131-0010/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.3MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-400

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