CVE-2025-23215: PMD Designer's release key passphrase (GPG) available on Maven Central in cleartext

CVE-2025-23215 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2025-01-31

PMD Designer's release key passphrase (GPG) available on Maven Central in cleartext

Technologies: net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-core (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-23215 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-23215 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-23215?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 31 January 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=6.21.0,fixed=7.10.0; net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-designer (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=7.0.0,fixed=7.10.0; net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-ui (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=6.14.0,last_affected=6.19.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-23215?
Yes. net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-core (Maven): upgrade to 7.10.0 or later; net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-designer (Maven): upgrade to 7.10.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-23215?
Check whether you run net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-core (Maven), net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-designer (Maven) or net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-ui (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

  • net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-core (Maven): upgrade to 7.10.0 or later
    # set net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-core to 7.10.0 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  • net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-designer (Maven): upgrade to 7.10.0 or later
    # set net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-designer to 7.10.0 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=6.21.0,fixed=7.10.0
  • net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-designer (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=7.0.0,fixed=7.10.0
  • net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-ui (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=6.14.0,last_affected=6.19.0

Identifiers

  • CVE-2025-23215
  • GHSA-88m4-h43f-wx84

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