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CVE-2025-30474: Apache Commons VFS: Failing to find an FTP file can reveal the URI's password in an error message

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-03-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

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.

Affected products

• Apache Software Foundation Apache Commons VFS: before 2.10.0 — fixed in 2.10.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache Commons VFS 2.10.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VFS-169
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/w6ztgnbk6ccry3470x191g3xwrpgy6f4
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/23/2

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