// For flags

CVE-2024-47554

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

Severity Score

4.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

A vulnerability was found in the Apache Commons IO component in the org.apache.commons.io.input.XmlStreamReader class. Excessive CPU resource consumption can lead to a denial of service when an untrusted input is processed.

*Credits: CodeQL
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-09-26 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-10-03 CVE Published
  • 2025-01-31 CVE Updated
  • 2025-04-18 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Apache Software Foundation
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Apache Commons IO
Search vendor "Apache Software Foundation" for product "Apache Commons IO"
>= 2.0.0 < 2.14.0
Search vendor "Apache Software Foundation" for product "Apache Commons IO" and version " >= 2.0.0 < 2.14.0"
en
Affected