Commons fileupload:commons fileupload: Apache Commons FileUpload, Apache Commons FileUpload: FileUpload DoS via part
Affects commons-fileupload:commons-fileuploadSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade to 1.6.0 soon.
Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 22:52 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CISA-ADP | CVSS 3.1 | 7.5 |
|---|
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.6.0, 2.0.0-M4
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 16 Jun 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload to 1.6.0; org.apache.commons:commons-fileupload2-core to 2.0.0-M4.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Mavencommons-fileupload:commons-fileupload | Affected
| Fixed in
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| Mavenorg.apache.commons:commons-fileupload2-core | Affected
| Fixed in
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Description
Allocation of resources for multipart headers with insufficient limits enabled a DoS vulnerability in Apache Commons FileUpload. This issue affects Apache Commons FileUpload: from 1.0 before 1.6; from 2.0.0-M1 before 2.0.0-M4. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 1.6 or 2.0.0-M4, which fix the issue.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48976 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/apache/commons-fileupload/commit/b247774a72a044f5d5380ae947140ee80af4e78b (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/apache/commons-fileupload/commit/bf68f63cfb312ef4710fb3dfb4d8e4e1665f4497 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/97790a35a27d236fa053e660676c3f8196284d93 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/apache/commons-fileupload (opens in a new tab)
- lists.apache.org/thread/fbs3wrr3p67vkjcxogqqqqz45pqtso12 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00008.html (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00009.html (opens in a new tab)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/16/4 (opens in a new tab)