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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-23215-pmd-designer-s-release-key-passphrase-gpg-available-on-maven  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-01-31  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/net-sourceforge-pmd-pmd-core). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

  ```sh
  # 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

  ```sh
  # 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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- [Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in PMD](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-7722-improper-restriction-of-xml-external-entity-reference-in-pmd)