# CVE-2025-53689: Apache Jackrabbit: XXE vulnerability in jackrabbit-spi-commons

- Also known as: GHSA-44C3-38H8-9FH9
- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- apache rates this critical
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.20.17, 2.22.1, 2.23.2-beta
- Published: 2025-07-14 · Updated: 2025-11-04

## Affected

- org.apache.jackrabbit:jackrabbit-spi-commons: from 2.20.0, fixed in 2.20.17; from 2.22.0, fixed in 2.22.1; from 2.23.0-beta, fixed in 2.23.2-beta
- org.apache.jackrabbit:jackrabbit-spi-commons (Maven): from 2.20.0, fixed in 2.20.17
- org.apache.jackrabbit:jackrabbit-spi-commons (Maven): from 2.22.0, fixed in 2.22.1
- org.apache.jackrabbit:jackrabbit-spi-commons (Maven): from 2.23.0-beta, fixed in 2.23.2-beta
- org.apache.jackrabbit:jackrabbit-core (Maven): from 2.23.0-beta, fixed in 2.23.2-beta
- org.apache.jackrabbit:jackrabbit-core (Maven): from 2.20.0, fixed in 2.20.17
- org.apache.jackrabbit:jackrabbit-core (Maven): from 2.22.0, fixed in 2.22.1

## Description

Blind XXE Vulnerabilities in jackrabbit-spi-commons and jackrabbit-core in Apache Jackrabbit < 2.23.2 due to usage of an unsecured document build to load privileges. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 2.20.17 (Java 8), 2.22.1 (Java 11) or 2.23.2 (Java 11, beta versions), which fix this issue. Earlier versions (up to 2.20.16) are not supported anymore, thus users should update to the respective supported version.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on org.apache.jackrabbit:jackrabbit-spi-commons, org.apache.jackrabbit:jackrabbit-core, upgrade to a fixed version (2.20.17, 2.22.1, 2.23.2-beta) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/5pf9n76ny13pzzk765og2h3gxdxw7p24

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