CVE-2025-57738

CVSS 7.2 High
  • CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Published: 2025-10-20T15:15:33.553
  • Last modified: 1761662709

Summary

🛡️ Vulnerability overview CVE-2025-57738 Apache Syncope offers the ability to extend / customize the base behavior on every deployment by allowing to provide custom implementations of a few Java interfaces; such implementations can be provided either as Java or Groovy classes, with the latter being particularly attractive as the machinery is set for runtime reload. Such a feature has been available for a while, but recently it was discovered that a malicious administrator can inject Groovy code that can be…

Technical details

    Severity & risk metrics

    CVSS: 7.2 (HIGH)

    Affected products & vendors

    Vendors not specified.

    Exploit & mitigation

    No vendor patch links provided.

    References & resources

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    🛡️ Vulnerability overview CVE-2025-57738

    Apache Syncope offers the ability to extend / customize the base behavior on every deployment by allowing to provide custom implementations of a few Java interfaces; such implementations can be provided either as Java or Groovy classes, with the latter being particularly attractive as the machinery is set for runtime reload. Such a feature has been available for a while, but recently it was discovered that a malicious administrator can inject Groovy code that can be executed remotely by a running Apache Syncope Core instance. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.0.14 / 4.0.2, which fix this issue by […]

    📊 Technical details

    • Severity: HIGH
    • CVSS: 7.2
    • Vendor:
    • Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

    🧩 Affected products

    • Not specified.
    • Update to the latest available version
    • Monitor logs and network traffic
    • Apply least-privilege and segment the network

    🔗 References

    • No related CVEs.

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    Apache Syncope offers the ability to extend / customize the base behavior on every deployment by allowing to provide custom implementations of a few Java interfaces; such implementations can be provided either as Java or Groovy classes, with the latter being particularly attractive as the machinery is set for runtime reload.
    Such a feature has been available for a while, but recently it was discovered that a malicious administrator can inject Groovy code that can be executed remotely by a running Apache Syncope Core instance.
    Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.0.14 / 4.0.2, which fix this issue by forcing the Groovy code to run in a sandbox.

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    How to fix CVE-2025-57738

    CVE-2025-57738 is a high severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.

    Description: Summary 🛡️ Vulnerability overview CVE-2025-57738 Apache Syncope offers the ability to extend / customize the base behavior on every deployment by allowing to provide custom implementations of a few Java interfaces; such implementations can be provided either as Java or Groovy classes, with the latter being particularly attractive as the machinery is set for runtime […]

    Exploit Difficulty: MEDIUM
    ⏱️ Time to exploit: 1-4 hours
    🛠️ Required skills: Intermediate security knowledge
    💰 Public exploits: May be available

    How to Fix:

    1 Identify affected systems

    - Check if you're running the affected product

    2 Immediate actions

    - Update to the latest patched version
    - If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access

    3 Verification

    - Test the fix in a staging environment first
    - Review logs for signs of exploitation
    - Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)

    4 Long-term prevention

    - Enable automatic security updates
    - Set up vulnerability monitoring
    - Review and harden security configurations

    Exploit Difficulty Assessment

    MEDIUM
    ⏱️ Time to Exploit: 1-4 hours
    🛠️ Skills Required: Intermediate security knowledge
    💰 Public Exploits: May be available

    Vulnerability Timeline

    Oct 20, 2025
    Vulnerability Published

    CVE details first published to NVD database

    Jan 01, 1970
    Last Modified

    CVE details were updated

    Oct 28, 2025
    Imported to Database

    Added to this CVE tracking system

    Detection Rules & IOCs

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    No vendor/product data available.