# CVE-2022-33879: Apache Tika contains incomplete fix for regex DoS

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-33879-apache-tika-contains-incomplete-fix-for-regex-dos  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-06-28  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-33879 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-06-28

Apache Tika contains incomplete fix for regex DoS

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-2022-33879 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-33879 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-33879?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 28 June 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.apache.tika:tika (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.28.4.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-33879?** Yes. org.apache.tika:tika (Maven): upgrade to 1.28.4 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-33879?** 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 1.28.4 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.tika:tika to 1.28.4 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.apache.tika:tika (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.28.4

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-33879
- GHSA-6q8v-2hvm-fx37

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