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Not in CISA KEVReported exploited: VulnCheck KEV since Published CVSS 8.4 highEPSS 47.9% probability of exploitation in 30 days
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CVE-2025-54988: Apache Tika PDF parser module: XXE vulnerability in PDFParser's handling of XFA

Is it exploited?

Reported, not confirmed by CISA. VulnCheck KEV lists it as exploited in the wild. CISA has not added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of .

VulnCheck KEV lists it since . It cites 1 public report, the first from .

How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
47.9%

EPSS score, percentile 98.9 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.

CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record lists exploitation as poc.

How severe?
8.4 High

CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA

What should I do?

CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.

Advisories and patches (1)

Which versions are affected?

Affected

  • 1.13 through 3.2.1

Versions by product

Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; VulnCheck KEV, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.

Description

Apache Tika PDF parser module: XXE vulnerability in PDFParser's handling of XFA

Critical XXE in Apache Tika (tika-parser-pdf-module) in Apache Tika 1.13 through and including 3.2.1 on all platforms allows an attacker to carry out XML External Entity injection via a crafted XFA file inside of a PDF. An attacker may be able to read sensitive data or trigger malicious requests to internal resources or third-party servers. Note that the tika-parser-pdf-module is used as a dependency in several Tika packages including at least: tika-parsers-standard-modules, tika-parsers-standard-package, tika-app, tika-grpc and tika-server-standard. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.2, which fixes this issue.

Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.

What to do

Advisories and patches

This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.

Affected products and versions

Versions by product, as listed in the CVE record (1 product)
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tika PDF parser module
StatusVersions
Affected1.13 through 3.2.1

Versions not listed are: unaffected.

Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.

Weakness

CWE-611
  • CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.

Timeline

DateEvent
CVE record published
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