CVE-2025-30474 (GCVE-0-2025-30474)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-23 14:15 – Updated: 2025-04-01 18:04
VLAI
Title
Apache Commons VFS: Failing to find an FTP file can reveal the URI's password in an error message
Summary
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Apache Commons VFS. The FtpFileObject class can throw an exception when a file is not found, revealing the original URI in its message, which may include a password. The fix is to mask the password in the exception message This issue affects Apache Commons VFS: before 2.10.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.10.0, which fixes the issue.
Severity
5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-01 18:03 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apache Software Foundation Apache Commons VFS Affected: 0 , < 2.10.0 (semver)
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Credits
Marek Šunda
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