Medium severity · published May 9, 2025
CVE-2025-46392
Apache Commons Configuration: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption when loading untrusted configurations in 1.x
6.5
CVSS
2.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache Commons Configuration 1.x.
There are a number of issues in Apache Commons Configuration 1.x that allow excessive resource consumption when loading untrusted configurations or using unexpected usage patterns. The Apache Commons Configuration team does not intend to fix these issues in 1.x. Apache Commons Configuration 1.x is still safe to use in scenario's where you only load trusted configurations.
Users that load untrusted configurations or give attackers control over usage patterns are recommended to upgrade to the 2.x version line, which fixes these issues. Apache Commons Configuration 2.x is not a drop-in replacement, but as it uses a separate Maven groupId and Java package namespace they can be loaded side-by-side, making it possible to do a gradual migration.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.1% · higher than 82% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Apache Commons Configuration · Apache Software Foundation
1 before 2.0.0 · source: vendor
CC
Commons Configuration · Apache
1.0 before 2.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
AC
Apache Commons Configuration
Apache Software Foundation
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-46392
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-46392
Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread/y1pl0mn3opz6kwkm873zshjdxq3dwq5s
Not Applicable
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-29131
Not Applicable
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-29133
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