CVE-2025-4641 (GCVE-0-2025-4641)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-14 18:09 – Updated: 2025-05-14 20:49
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Summary
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in bonigarcia webdrivermanager WebDriverManager on Windows, MacOS, Linux (XML parsing components modules) allows Data Serialization External Entities Blowup. This vulnerability is associated with program files src/main/java/io/github/bonigarcia/wdm/WebDriverManager.java. This issue affects webdrivermanager: from 1.0.0 before 6.0.2.
Severity ?
9.3 (Critical)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:H/SI:L/SA:H
CWE
  • CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
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Vendor Product Version
bonigarcia webdrivermanager Affected: 1.0.0 , < 6.0.2 (maven)
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Credits
TITAN Team (titancaproject@gmail.com)
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