{"answers":{"affected":"2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.sis.core:sis-metadata. It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-68280 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Upgrade org.apache.sis.core:sis-metadata to 1.6 or later.","what":"CVE-2025-68280 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache SIS, published on 5 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2025-68280 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2025-68280 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache SIS, published on 5 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-68280 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- org.apache.sis.core:sis-metadata (Maven): affected from 0.4; fixed in 1.6\n- org.apache.sis.core:sis-metadata (Maven): affected from 0.4; fixed in 1.6\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-68280/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-68280/index.md)","id":"CVE-2025-68280","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-68280/index.md","name":"CVE-2025-68280","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-jqmr-2pg9-vfx7"],"analysis":{"component_type":"library","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["data_read"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Java geospatial library","requires_auth":"none","summary":"An attacker can read local server files by crafting malicious XML inputs processed by Apache SIS, affecting geospatial data parsing.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"xxe"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"apache","cpe":[{"product":"spatial_information_system","vendor":"apache"}],"cvss":{"score":6.5,"severity":"medium","source":"cisa-adp","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-611","name":"Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference"}],"description":"Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in Apache SIS.\n\nIt is possible to write XML files in such a way that, when parsed by Apache SIS, an XML file reveals to the attacker the content of a local file on the server running Apache SIS. This vulnerability impacts the following SIS services:\n\n  *  Reading of GeoTIFF files having the GEO_METADATA tag defined by the Defense Geospatial Information Working Group (DGIWG).\n\n  *  Parsing of ISO 19115 metadata in XML format.\n\n  *  Parsing of Coordinate Reference Systems defined in the GML format.\n\n  *  Parsing of files in GPS Exchange Format (GPX).\n\nThis issue affects Apache SIS from versions 0.4 through 1.5 inclusive. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.6, which will fix the issue. In the meantime, the security vulnerability can be avoided by launching Java with the javax.xml.accessExternalDTD system property sets to a comma-separated list of authorized protocols. For example:\n\njava -Djavax.xml.accessExternalDTD=\"\" ...","ecosystems":["Maven"],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":true,"headline":"Apache SIS: XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability","id":"CVE-2025-68280","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":"Maven","product":null,"products":[],"type":"xxe","year":"2025"},"n_packages":2,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"ASoC: SDCA: bug fix while parsing mipi-sdca-control-cn-list","id":"CVE-2025-68281"},"packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["1.6"],"introduced":["0.4"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.apache.sis.core:sis-metadata","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-jqmr-2pg9-vfx7"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["1.6"],"introduced":["0.4"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.apache.sis.core:sis-metadata","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.sis.core/sis-metadata","source":"GHSA-jqmr-2pg9-vfx7"}],"prev":{"headline":"Weblate has an arbitrary file read via symbolic links","id":"CVE-2025-68279"},"products":["Apache SIS"],"published":"2026-01-05","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC BY 4.0","name":"GitHub Advisory Database","prefix":"GHSA"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"partial"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-01-05","vendors":["Apache Software Foundation"]},"summary":"An attacker can read local server files by crafting malicious XML inputs processed by Apache SIS, affecting geospatial data parsing.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-68280/"}