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XML External Entity (XXE) Injection

🗓️ 08 Dec 2025 10:09:32Reported by Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseType 
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Apache Tika's PDF module mishandles XML content, enabling external entity injections to read files.

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IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM SPSS Analytic Server is affected by Critical XXE vulnerability in Apache Tika (CVE-2025-66516)
16 Feb 202612:33
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM SPSS Analytic Server is affected by XML External Entity injection vulnerability in Apache Tika (CVE-2025-54988)
27 Jan 202609:03
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: Due to use of Apache Tika, IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis is affected by XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability
7 Apr 202617:07
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: Critical vulnerability addressed in Cloudera Base on premises 7.1.9 SP1 CHF 14 and Cloudera Runtime 7.3.1.700 SP3 CHF 2
2 Mar 202614:36
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM InfoSphere Information Server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Tika
3 Apr 202616:00
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM SPSS Modeler is affected by multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Tika Core and Parsers (CVE-2025-54988, CVE-2025-66516, CVE-2025-66516)
17 Apr 202605:25
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM OpenPages for Cloud Pak for Data is Vulnerable to Critical XXE in Apache Tika (CVE-2025-54988)
17 Feb 202607:33
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: Due to the use of Apache Tika, IBM webMethods Integration Server is vulnerable to XML External Entity injection (CVE-2025-66516)
10 Feb 202610:54
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: Astronomer with IBM is vulnerable to sensitive data leaks or malicious requests due to the Apache tika package (CVE-2025-54988)
28 Nov 202519:15
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM i Access Client Solutions is vulnerable to an attacker carrying out an XML External Entity injection via a crafted XFA file inside of a PDF (CVE-2025-66516)
14 Jan 202601:43
–ibm
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30 Dec 2025 18:44Current
8.4High risk
Vulners AI Score8.4
CVSS 3.19.8
EPSS0.01579
SSVC
XML External EntityForm Content in PDFsTika Parser VulnerabilitySensitive Data ExposureInternal External RequestsPDF Handling
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