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Vulnerability record · CVE-2025-48976 · published 16 June 2025

CVE-2025-48976: Apache commons fileupload allocation without limits vulnerability

Apache · Commons Fileupload

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.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 33% · top 1.7% CWE-770 · Allocation without limits
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score
33%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://lists.apache.org/thread/fbs3wrr3p67vkjcxogqqqqz45pqtso12 Mailing ListVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/16/4 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00008.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00009.html

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2025-48976), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.