Vulnerability in Apache Commons Lang (CVE-2025-48924)
Summary
Vulnerability in Apache Commons Lang (CVE-2025-48924). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in Apache Commons Lang.
This issue affects Apache Commons Lang: Starting with commons-lang:commons-lang 2.0 to 2.6, and, from org.apache.commons:commons-lang3 3.0 before 3.18.0.
The methods ClassUtils.getClass(...) can throw StackOverflowError on very long inputs. Because an Error is usually not handled by applications and libraries, a
StackOverflowError could cause an application to stop.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.18.0, which fixes the issue.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-48924 has been found in Apache Commons Lang.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Apache Commons Lang CVE-2025-48924" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-48924 (Apache Commons Lang)
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Apache Commons Lang.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Apache Commons Lang.
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Apache Commons Lang を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2025-48924 libcommons-lang-java Fixed in: 2.6-9+deb11u1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2025-48924 libcommons-lang-java
References
- advisory lists.apache.org
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- JVN JVNDB-2026-020740
- web lists.debian.org
- web lists.debian.org
- web lists.debian.org
- web openwall.com
- web lists.debian.org
- web repo.maven.apache.org