CVE-2025-30474CWE-200

Apache Commons VFS: Failing to find an FTP file can reveal the URI's password in an error message

Medium · published March 23, 2025

CVSS v3.1
5.0
EPSS
1%
Percentile
58.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Apache Commons VFS.

The FtpFileObject class can throw an exception when a file is not found, revealing the original URI in its message, which may include a password. The fix is to mask the password in the exception message

This issue affects Apache Commons VFS: before 2.10.0.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.10.0, which fixes the issue.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.0 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00887 · 58.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Published
2025-03-23T14:15Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 23 MAR 14:15Z
    Apache Commons VFS: Failing to find an FTP file can reveal the URI's password in an error message
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