CVE-2025-48976 (GCVE-0-2025-48976)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-06-16 15:00 – Updated: 2025-11-03 20:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Apache Commons FileUpload, Apache Commons FileUpload: FileUpload DoS via part headers
Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-06-17 14:04 UTC
CWE
- Allocation of resources with insufficient limits
- CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Assigner
References
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Commons FileUpload |
Affected:
1.0 , < 1.6
(semver)
|
guessed | |
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Commons FileUpload |
Affected:
2.0.0-M1 , < 2.0.0-M4
(semver)
|
guessed |
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