# CVE-2025-48795: Apache CXF is vulnerable to DoS attacks as entire files are read into memory and logged

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-48795-apache-cxf-is-vulnerable-to-dos-attacks-as-entire-files-are-read  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-07-15  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-48795 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2025-07-15

Apache CXF is vulnerable to DoS attacks as entire files are read into memory and logged

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-48795 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-48795 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-48795?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 15 July 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.apache.cxf:cxf-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.5.11.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-48795?** Yes. org.apache.cxf:cxf-core (Maven): upgrade to 3.5.11 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-48795?** Check whether you run org.apache.cxf:cxf-core (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.cxf:cxf-core (Maven): upgrade to 3.5.11 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.cxf:cxf-core to 3.5.11 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.apache.cxf:cxf-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.5.11

## Identifiers

- CVE-2025-48795
- GHSA-36wv-v2qp-v4g4

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