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CVE-2025-68280

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in Apache SIS. It is possible to write XML files in such a way that, when parsed by Apache SIS, an XML file reveals to the attacker the content of a local file on the server running Apache SIS. This vulnerability impacts the following SIS services: * Reading of GeoTIFF files having the GEO_METADATA tag defined by the Defense Geospatial Information Working Group (DGIWG). * Parsing of ISO 19115 metadata in XML format
Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:624ab3df83c75621703adac580ceb0d224437516afef49f7ea8ef4c6ba7a72fd
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0

Affected products and versions

1 source assertion
{"collectionURL":"https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/sis/","defaultStatus":"unaffected","packageName":"org.apache.sis.core:sis-metadata","product":"Apache SIS","vendor":"Apache Software Foundation","versions":[{"lessThanOrEqual":"1.5","status":"affected","version":"0.4","versionType":"semver"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2b4eedf22d92271a250c116586b96a92e666ae6b1e184e7e786755d8c2c44f09 · sha256:cec1c3e34bfcccf5… · /containers/cna/affected/0

Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion
{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":6.5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2b4eedf22d92271a250c116586b96a92e666ae6b1e184e7e786755d8c2c44f09 · sha256:cec1c3e34bfcccf5… · /containers/adp/0/metrics/0/cvssV3_1

CWE assertions

1 source assertion
{"cweId":"CWE-611","description":"CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2b4eedf22d92271a250c116586b96a92e666ae6b1e184e7e786755d8c2c44f09 · sha256:cec1c3e34bfcccf5… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

Source references

3 source assertions
{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/05/11"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2b4eedf22d92271a250c116586b96a92e666ae6b1e184e7e786755d8c2c44f09 · sha256:cec1c3e34bfcccf5… · /containers/adp/1/references/1
{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/05/7"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2b4eedf22d92271a250c116586b96a92e666ae6b1e184e7e786755d8c2c44f09 · sha256:cec1c3e34bfcccf5… · /containers/adp/1/references/0
{"tags":["vendor-advisory"],"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/s4ggy3zbtrrn93glgo2vn52lgcxk4bp4"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2b4eedf22d92271a250c116586b96a92e666ae6b1e184e7e786755d8c2c44f09 · sha256:cec1c3e34bfcccf5… · /containers/cna/references/0

Attribution and limitations

  • CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

Provider severity values are preserved separately. Baitaphish does not convert them into a risk rating, infer affected products, or treat EPSS as observed exploitation.

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