CVE-2025-48988

Apache Tomcat: FileUpload large number of parts with headers DoS

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 Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.7, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.41, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.105. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.8, 10.1.42 or 9.0.106, which fix the issue.

*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

Complete

* 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
2025-06-26 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/16/1

URL	Date	SRC
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/nzkqsok8t42qofgqfmck536mtyzygp18	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 Tomcat Search vendor "Apache Software Foundation" for product "Apache Tomcat"				>= 11.0.0-M1 <= 11.0.7 Search vendor "Apache Software Foundation" for product "Apache Tomcat" and version " >= 11.0.0-M1 <= 11.0.7"		en		Affected
Apache Software Foundation Search vendor "Apache Software Foundation"		Apache Tomcat Search vendor "Apache Software Foundation" for product "Apache Tomcat"				>= 10.1.0-M1 <= 10.1.41 Search vendor "Apache Software Foundation" for product "Apache Tomcat" and version " >= 10.1.0-M1 <= 10.1.41"		en		Affected
Apache Software Foundation Search vendor "Apache Software Foundation"		Apache Tomcat Search vendor "Apache Software Foundation" for product "Apache Tomcat"				>= 9.0.0.M1 <= 9.0.105 Search vendor "Apache Software Foundation" for product "Apache Tomcat" and version " >= 9.0.0.M1 <= 9.0.105"		en		Affected