CVE-2025-23184
Aliases:GHSA-fh5r-crhr-qrrq
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 5
Modified
Published: 21 Jan 2025, 09:35
Last modified:15 Dec 2025, 15:58
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
medium
30/100 CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.15% LOW
0% probability -0.53%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
21 Jan 2025, 09:35
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
15 Dec 2025, 15:58
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
A potential denial of service vulnerability is present in versions of Apache CXF before 3.5.10, 3.6.5 and 4.0.6. In some edge cases, the CachedOutputStream instances may not be closed and, if backed by temporary files, may fill up the file system (it applies to servers and clients).
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.9CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.15%• Percentile: 35%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-400•Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.
Affected Systems
- apache software foundation•apache cxf
< 3.5.10 | ≥ 3.6.0, < 3.6.5 | ≥ 4.0.0, < 4.0.6
- apache•cxf
< 3.5.10 | ≥ 3.6.0, < 3.6.5 | ≥ 4.0.0, < 4.0.6
- org.apache.cxf•cxf-core
< 3.5.10 | ≥ 3.6.0, < 3.6.5 | ≥ 4.0.0, < 4.0.6
References (11)
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/lfs8l63rnctnj2skfrxyys7v8fgnt122
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/20/3
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250214-0003/
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-23184-detect-apache-cxf-vulnerability
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-23184-mitigate-apache-cxf-vulnerability
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23184
- https://github.com/apache/cxf/pull/2048
- https://github.com/apache/cxf/pull/2111
- https://github.com/apache/cxf
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CXF-7396
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250214-0003