CVE-2025-48976

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

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Attend

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

This update for apache-commons-fileupload fixes the following issues: Upgrade to upstream version 1.6.0. Fixed allocation of resources for multipart headers with insufficient limits can lead to a DoS.

*Credits: TERASOLUNA Framework Security Team of NTT DATA Group Corporation

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Attend

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Yes

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2025-05-29 CVE Reserved
2025-06-16 CVE Published
2025-06-17 CVE Updated
2025-06-20 First Exploit
2025-07-16 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/16/4

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/nankuo/CVE-2025-48976_CVE-2025-48988	2025-06-25
https://github.com/Samb102/POC-CVE-2025-48988-CVE-2025-48976	2025-06-20

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://lists.apache.org/thread/fbs3wrr3p67vkjcxogqqqqz45pqtso12	2025-06-16

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apache Software Foundation Search vendor "Apache Software Foundation"		Apache Commons FileUpload Search vendor "Apache Software Foundation" for product "Apache Commons FileUpload"				>= 1.0 < 1.6 Search vendor "Apache Software Foundation" for product "Apache Commons FileUpload" and version " >= 1.0 < 1.6"		en		Affected
Apache Software Foundation Search vendor "Apache Software Foundation"		Apache Commons FileUpload Search vendor "Apache Software Foundation" for product "Apache Commons FileUpload"				>= 2.0.0-M1 < 2.0.0-M4 Search vendor "Apache Software Foundation" for product "Apache Commons FileUpload" and version " >= 2.0.0-M1 < 2.0.0-M4"		en		Affected