Medium severity · published Apr 27, 2025
CVE-2025-3985
A vulnerability was found in Apereo CAS 5.2.6
4.9
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability was found in Apereo CAS 5.2.6. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function ResponseEntity of the file cas-5.2.6\webapp-mgmt\cas-management-webapp-support\src\main\java\org\apereo\cas\mgmt\services\web\ManageRegisteredServicesMultiActionController.java. The manipulation of the argument Query leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 50% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CA
Central Authentication Service · Apereo
5.2.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-3985
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-3985
Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.306321
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.306321
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?submit.557110
Not Applicable
https://wx.mail.qq.com/s?k=lzDuxVkSRXUZ0bwZEG
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