CVE-2025-48988

Published Jun 16, 2025

Last updated 13 days ago

Apache Tomcat

Overview

AI description

Automated description summarized from trusted sources.

CVE-2025-48988 is a vulnerability in Apache Tomcat related to the allocation of resources without limits or throttling. This flaw can be exploited by a remote attacker sending a specially crafted request with an excessive number of multipart sections during a file upload. The vulnerability can lead to excessive memory consumption on the Tomcat server, potentially causing resource exhaustion and a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. It affects Apache Tomcat versions from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.7, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.41, and from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.105.

Description: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.7, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.41, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.105. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.0 though 8.5.100. Other, older, EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.8, 10.1.42 or 9.0.106, which fix the issue.
Source: security@apache.org
NVD status: Modified
Products: tomcat

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Secondary
Base score: 7.5
Impact score: 3.6
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity: HIGH

Weaknesses

security@apache.org: CWE-770

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

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            "versionEndExcluding": "9.0.106",
            "versionStartIncluding": "9.0.0"
          },
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            "versionEndExcluding": "10.1.42",
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          },
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        "operator": "OR"
      }
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]

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.