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CVE-2025-48924

5.3 · MEDIUM

Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in Apache Commons Lang.

Published Jul 11, 2025CWE-674EPSS 2.63%

Overview

CVE-2025-48924 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 11, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in Apache Commons Lang.

This issue affects Apache Commons Lang: Starting with commons-lang:commons-lang 2.0 to 2.6, and, from org.apache.commons:commons-lang3 3.0 before 3.18.0.

The methods ClassUtils.getClass(...) can throw StackOverflowError on very long inputs. Because an Error is usually not handled by applications and libraries, a

StackOverflowError could cause an application to stop.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.18.0, which fixes the issue.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Reflists.apache.org/thread/bgv0lpswokgol11tloxnjfzdl7yrc1g1Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/07/11/1Reflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00000.htmlReflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00026.htmlReflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00032.htmlReflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00036.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-48924?

CVE-2025-48924 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 11, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2025-48924?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-48924?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2025-48924?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2025-48924 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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