CVE-2025-2885 – Apache HTTP Server XML External Entity (XXE) Injection

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CVE-2025-2885 vulnerability over time.

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  • New CVE Received
    by ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5

    Mar. 27, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Missing validation of the root metatdata version number could allow an actor to supply an arbitrary version number to the client instead of the intended version in the root metadata file, altering the version fetched by the client. Users should upgrade to tough version 0.20.0 or later and ensure any forked or derivative code is patched to incorporate the new fixes.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-1288
    Added Reference https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2025-007/
    Added Reference https://github.com/awslabs/tough/security/advisories/GHSA-5vmp-m5v2-hx47
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