vulnerability
Red Hat JBoss EAP: CVE-2025-4949: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) | May 21, 2025 | May 22, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
May 21, 2025
Added
May 22, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
In Eclipse JGit versions 7.2.0.202503040940-r and older, the ManifestParser class used by the repo command and the AmazonS3 class used to implement the experimental amazons3 git transport protocol allowing to store git pack files in an Amazon S3 bucket, are vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) attacks when parsing XML files. This vulnerability can lead to information disclosure, denial of service, and other security issues.. A flaw was found in Eclipse JGit. This vulnerability can allow information disclosure, denial of service, and other security issues when parsing XML files.
Solution
red-hat-jboss-eap-upgrade-latest
References
Rapid7 Labs
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