Vulnerability · Published May 9, 2025 · Assigned by apache
CVE-2025-46392Apache Commons Configuration: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption when loading untrusted configurations in 1.x
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity uncontrolled resource consumption in Apache Commons Configuration from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.1% (higher than 82% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | commons-configuration | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-46392 |
| Debian:13 | commons-configuration | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-46392 |
| Debian:14 | commons-configuration | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-46392 |
| Maven | commons-configuration:commons-configuration | no fix listed | GHSA-pvp8-3xj6-8c6x |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | commons-configuration | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-46392 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | commons-configuration | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-46392 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | commons-configuration | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-46392 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | commons-configuration | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-46392 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | commons-configuration | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-46392 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Commons Configuration | 1 – before 2.0.0 |
Weakness: CWE-400 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H