Critical XXE in Apache Tika tika-core (1.13-3.2.1), tika-pdf-module (2.0.0-3.2.1) and tika-parsers (1.13-1.28.5) modules on all platforms allows an attacker to carry out XML External Entity injection via a crafted XFA file inside of a PDF. This CVE covers the same vulnerability as in CVE-2025-54988. However, this CVE expands the scope of affected packages in two ways. First, while the entrypoint for the vulnerability was the tika-parser-pdf-module as reported in CVE-2025-54988, the vulnerability and its fix were in tika-core. Users who upgraded the tika-parser-pdf-module but did not upgrade tika-core to >= 3.2.2 would still be vulnerable. Second, the original report failed to mention that in the 1.x Tika releases, the PDFParser was in the "org.apache.tika:tika-parsers" module.

This XXE flaw affecting Apache Tika has received the highest CVSS score of 10.0. While no exploitation has been observed, immediate patching is recommended.

The version of Adobe ColdFusion installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 2023.x update 18 or 2025.x update 6.
It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability in the bundled Apache Tika dependency that could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Atlassian Confluence Server running on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CONFSERVER-101788 advisory.

  - Critical XXE in Apache Tika tika-core (1.13-3.2.1), tika-pdf-module (2.0.0-3.2.1) and tika-parsers     (1.13-1.28.5) modules on all platforms allows an attacker to carry out XML External Entity injection via a     crafted XFA file inside of a PDF. This CVE covers the same vulnerability as in CVE-2025-54988. However,     this CVE expands the scope of affected packages in two ways. First, while the entrypoint for the     vulnerability was the tika-parser-pdf-module as reported in CVE-2025-54988, the vulnerability and its fix     were in tika-core. Users who upgraded the tika-parser-pdf-module but did not upgrade tika-core to >= 3.2.2     would still be vulnerable. Second, the original report failed to mention that in the 1.x Tika releases,     the PDFParser was in the org.apache.tika:tika-parsers module. (CVE-2025-66516)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Atlassian Jira Service Management Data Center and Server (Jira Service Desk) running on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the JSDSERVER-16477 advisory.

  - Critical XXE in Apache Tika tika-core (1.13-3.2.1), tika-pdf-module (2.0.0-3.2.1) and tika-parsers     (1.13-1.28.5) modules on all platforms allows an attacker to carry out XML External Entity injection via a     crafted XFA file inside of a PDF. This CVE covers the same vulnerability as in CVE-2025-54988. However,     this CVE expands the scope of affected packages in two ways. First, while the entrypoint for the     vulnerability was the tika-parser-pdf-module as reported in CVE-2025-54988, the vulnerability and its fix     were in tika-core. Users who upgraded the tika-parser-pdf-module but did not upgrade tika-core to >= 3.2.2     would still be vulnerable. Second, the original report failed to mention that in the 1.x Tika releases,     the PDFParser was in the org.apache.tika:tika-parsers module. (CVE-2025-66516)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Apache Tika on the remote host is prior to 3.2.2. It is, therefore, affected by a XXE vulnerability:

  - Critical XXE in Apache Tika tika-core (1.13-3.2.1) allows an attacker to carry out XML External Entity injection     via a crafted XFA file inside of a PDF. This CVE covers the same vulnerability as in CVE-2025-54988. However, this     CVE expands the scope of affected packages in two ways. First, while the entrypoint for the vulnerability was the     tika-parser-pdf-module as reported in CVE-2025-54988, the vulnerability and its fix were in tika-core. Users who     upgraded the tika-parser-pdf-module but did not upgrade tika-core to >= 3.2.2 would still be vulnerable. Second,     the original report failed to mention that in the 1.x Tika releases, the PDFParser was in the     'org.apache.tika:tika-parsers' module. (CVE-2025-66516)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to its banner, the version of Apache Tika running on the remote host is prior to 3.2.2. It is, therefore, affected by an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability via a crafted XFA file inside of a PDF.

Note that the scanner has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - Critical XXE in Apache Tika tika-core (1.13-3.2.1), tika-pdf-module (2.0.0-3.2.1) and tika-parsers     (1.13-1.28.5) modules on all platforms allows an attacker to carry out XML External Entity injection via a     crafted XFA file inside of a PDF. This CVE covers the same vulnerability as in CVE-2025-54988. However,     this CVE expands the scope of affected packages in two ways. First, while the entrypoint for the     vulnerability was the tika-parser-pdf-module as reported in CVE-2025-54988, the vulnerability and its fix     were in tika-core. Users who upgraded the tika-parser-pdf-module but did not upgrade tika-core to >= 3.2.2     would still be vulnerable. Second, the original report failed to mention that in the 1.x Tika releases,     the PDFParser was in the org.apache.tika:tika-parsers module. (CVE-2025-66516)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
286269	Adobe ColdFusion < 2023.x < 2023u18 / 2025.x < 2025u6 RCE (APSB26-12)	Nessus	Windows	critical
282328	Atlassian Confluence < 8.5.31 / 8.6.x < 9.2.13 / 9.3.x < 10.2.2 (CONFSERVER-101788)	Nessus	CGI abuses	critical
282327	Atlassian Jira Service Management Data Center and Server < 10.3.15 / 11.0.x < 11.2.1 (JSDSERVER-16477)	Nessus	Misc.	critical
281841	Apache Tika 1.13 < 3.2.2 XXE (CVE-2025-66516)	Nessus	Misc.	critical
115073	Apache Tika < 3.2.2 XML External Entity	Web App Scanning	Component Vulnerability	critical
277526	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-66516	Nessus	Misc.	critical

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