CVE-2025-48976

Apache Commons FileUpload, Apache Commons FileUpload: FileUpload DoS via part headers

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 16, 2025 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:30 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCommons Fileupload

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 33%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

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

1.0 ≤ v < 1.62.0.0-M1 ≤ v < 2.0.0-M41.02.0.0 m12.0.0 m1-rc12.0.0 m22.0.0 m2-rc12.0.0 m32.0.0 m3-rc12.0.0-M1
Affected range stops below 1.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.0.0-M4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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

References (4)

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/16/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00008.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00009.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

7.5HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-770

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