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Debian dla-4350 : libtika-java - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 271505

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4350 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4350-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Paride Legovini October 26, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : tika Version : 1.22-2+deb11u1 CVE ID : CVE-2025-54988

 A vulnerability has been fixed in the tika package, which distributes the Apache Tika content analysis toolkit. The vulnerability affects the tika-parser-pdf-module component and allows an attacker to carry out XML External Entity injection via a crafted XFA file inside of a PDF. An attacker may be able to read sensitive data or trigger malicious requests to internal resources or third-party servers.

 For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 1.22-2+deb11u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your tika packages.

 For the detailed security status of tika please refer to its security tracker page at:
 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/tika

 Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

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

Solution

Upgrade the libtika-java packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/tika

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-54988

https://packages.debian.org/source/bullseye/tika

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 271505

File Name: debian_DLA-4350.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/26/2025

Updated: 10/26/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-54988

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.3

Threat Score: 8.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libtika-java

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/26/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/20/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-54988