# CVE-2020-1951: Infinite Loop in Apache Tika

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-1951-infinite-loop-in-apache-tika  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2021-05-07  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-1951 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2021-05-07

Infinite Loop in Apache Tika

Technologies: [org.apache.tika:tika (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-apache-tika-tika). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-1951 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-1951 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2020-1951?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 7 May 2021.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.apache.tika:tika (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.0,fixed=1.24.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-1951?** Yes. org.apache.tika:tika (Maven): upgrade to 1.24 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-1951?** Check whether you run org.apache.tika:tika (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.apache.tika:tika (Maven): upgrade to 1.24 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.tika:tika to 1.24 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.apache.tika:tika (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.0,fixed=1.24

## Identifiers

- CVE-2020-1951
- GHSA-3264-3fm9-fg44

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