Apache Tika - XML External Entity Injection

Apache Tika tika-core 1.13-3.2.1, tika-pdf-module 2.0.0-3.2.1, and tika-parsers 1.13-1.28.5 contain an XML External Entity injection caused by processing crafted XFA files inside PDFs, letting attackers perform XXE attacks remotely, exploit requires crafted PDF input. id: CVE-2025-66516 info: nam...

CVE-2025-66516-Writeup-POC

CVE-2025-66516: Critical XXE Vulnerability in Apache Tika Executive Summary CVE-2025-66516 is a critical XML External Entity XXE injection vulnerability in Apache Tika with a CVSS score of 10.0 maximum severity. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, perform Server-Sid...

CLEANSTART-2026-TY92460 Critical XXE in Apache Tika tika-core (1

Security vulnerability affects the apache-nifi package. Critical XXE in Apache Tika tika-core 1...

CLEANSTART-2026-HF44570 Critical XXE in Apache Tika tika-core (1

Security vulnerability affects the apache-nifi package. Critical XXE in Apache Tika tika-core 1...

Security Bulletin: Due to use of Apache Tika, IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis is affected by XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability

Summary Apache Tika in Apache Solr is used by IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis as part of the extraction of text and metadata from uploaded documents so they can be indexed and searched through Solr's ExtractingRequestHandler. CVE-2025-54988, CVE-2025-66516 Vulnerability Details...

Atlassian Confluence 7.19 < 8.5.31 / 8.6.x < 9.2.13 / 9.3.x < 10.2.2 (CONFSERVER-101872)

The version of Atlassian Confluence Server running on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CONFSERVER-101872 advisory. - Critical XXE in Apache Tika tika-core 1.13-3.2.1, tika-pdf-module 2.0.0-3.2.1 and tika-parsers 1.13-1.28.5 modules on all platforms allows an...

K000159609: Apache Tika vulnerability CVE-2025-66516

Security Advisory Description Critical XXE in Apache Tika tika-core 1.13-3.2.1, tika-pdf-module 2.0.0-3.2.1 and tika-parsers 1.13-1.28.5 modules on all platforms allows an attacker to carry out XML External Entity injection via a crafted XFA file inside of a PDF. This CVE covers the same...

Atlassian Confluence < 8.5.31 / 8.6.x < 9.2.13 / 9.3.x < 10.2.2 (CONFSERVER-101788)

The version of Atlassian Confluence Server running on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CONFSERVER-101788 advisory. - Critical XXE in Apache Tika tika-core 1.13-3.2.1, tika-pdf-module 2.0.0-3.2.1 and tika-parsers 1.13-1.28.5 modules on all platforms allows an...

Atlassian Jira Service Management Data Center and Server < 10.3.15 / 11.0.x < 11.2.1 (JSDSERVER-16477)

The version of Atlassian Jira Service Management Data Center and Server Jira Service Desk running on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the JSDSERVER-16477 advisory. - Critical XXE in Apache Tika tika-core 1.13-3.2.1, tika-pdf-module 2.0.0-3.2.1 and tika-parsers...

Apache Tika 1.13 < 3.2.2 XXE (CVE-2025-66516)

The version of Apache Tika on the remote host is prior to 3.2.2. It is, therefore, affected by a XXE vulnerability: - Critical XXE in Apache Tika tika-core 1.13-3.2.1 allows an attacker to carry out XML External Entity injection via a crafted XFA file inside of a PDF. This CVE covers the same...

Apache Tika Code Execution

The vulnerability of the tika-core, tika-pdf-module, and tika-parsers modules in the Apache Tika content discovery and analysis framework is related to an incorrect limitation on XML links to external objects. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to execute arbitrary code by...

Critical XXE Bug CVE-2025-66516 (CVSS 10.0) Hits Apache Tika, Requires Urgent Patch

A critical security flaw has been disclosed in Apache Tika that could result in an XML external entity XXE injection attack. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-66516 , is rated 10.0 on the CVSS scoring scale, indicating maximum severity. "Critical XXE in Apache Tika tika-core 1.13-3.2.1,...

CVE-2025-66516

A XML External Entity XXE injection vulnerability was found in the Apache Tika framework's PDF parsing functionality. It could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to exploit the system by providing a specially crafted PDF containing an XFA XML Forms Architecture file. This flaw could lead to...

Apache Tika has XXE vulnerability

Critical XXE in Apache Tika tika-core 1.13-3.2.1, tika-pdf-module 2.0.0-3.2.1 and tika-parsers 1.13-1.28.5 modules on all platforms allows an attacker to carry out XML External Entity injection via a crafted XFA file inside of a PDF. This CVE covers the same vulnerability as in CVE-2025-54988...

GHSA-F58C-GQ56-VJJF Apache Tika has XXE vulnerability

Critical XXE in Apache Tika tika-core 1.13-3.2.1, tika-pdf-module 2.0.0-3.2.1 and tika-parsers 1.13-1.28.5 modules on all platforms allows an attacker to carry out XML External Entity injection via a crafted XFA file inside of a PDF. This CVE covers the same vulnerability as in CVE-2025-54988...

ai.driftkit:driftkit-context-engineering-spring-ai-starter (>=0.6.0, <=0.9.2), ai.driftkit:driftkit-context-engineering-spring-boot-starter (>=0.5.0, <=0.9.2) +3566 more potentially affected by CVE-2025-66516 via org.apache.tika:tika-core (>=1.13, <=3.2.1)

org.apache.tika:tika-core MAVEN version =1.13, =0.6.0, =0.5.0, =0.7.0, =0.7.0, =0.5.0, =0.8.3, =0.8.3, =0.8.3, =0.5.0, =0.5.0, =1.0.0, =1.1.0 - ai.konduit.serving:konduit-serving-cli 0.1.0 - ai.konduit.serving:konduit-serving-distro-bom 0.1.0 - ai.mattmann.mnemosyne:cas-crawler 1.11.0 -...

ai.driftkit:driftkit-context-engineering-spring-ai-starter (>=0.6.0, <=0.9.2), ai.driftkit:driftkit-context-engineering-spring-boot-starter (>=0.5.0, <=0.9.2) +3566 more potentially affected by CVE-2025-66516 via org.apache.tika:tika-core (>=1.13, <=3.2.1)

org.apache.tika:tika-core MAVEN version =1.13, =0.6.0, =0.5.0, =0.7.0, =0.7.0, =0.5.0, =0.8.3, =0.8.3, =0.8.3, =0.5.0, =0.5.0, =1.0.0, =1.1.0 - ai.konduit.serving:konduit-serving-cli 0.1.0 - ai.konduit.serving:konduit-serving-distro-bom 0.1.0 - ai.mattmann.mnemosyne:cas-crawler 1.11.0 -...

CVE-2025-66516

Critical XXE in Apache Tika tika-core 1.13-3.2.1, tika-pdf-module 2.0.0-3.2.1 and tika-parsers 1.13-1.28.5 modules on all platforms allows an attacker to carry out XML External Entity injection via a crafted XFA file inside of a PDF. This CVE covers the same vulnerability as in CVE-2025-54988...

DEBIAN-CVE-2025-66516

Critical XXE in Apache Tika tika-core 1.13-3.2.1, tika-pdf-module 2.0.0-3.2.1 and tika-parsers 1.13-1.28.5 modules on all platforms allows an attacker to carry out XML External Entity injection via a crafted XFA file inside of a PDF. This CVE covers the same vulnerability as in CVE-2025-54988...

UBUNTU-CVE-2025-66516

Critical XXE in Apache Tika tika-core 1.13-3.2.1, tika-pdf-module 2.0.0-3.2.1 and tika-parsers 1.13-1.28.5 modules on all platforms allows an attacker to carry out XML External Entity injection via a crafted XFA file inside of a PDF. This CVE covers the same vulnerability as in CVE-2025-54988...