CVE-2025-48924

MEDIUM

Apache Commons Lang <3.18.0 - Uncontrolled Recursion

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2025-48924. PoCs published by njawalkar.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains the source code for Apache Commons Lang 2, including the SerializationUtils class which is likely related to CVE-2025-48924, a deserialization vulnerability. The code provides a technical reference for understanding the vulnerability but does not include an exploit PoC.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WRITEUP
by njawalkar · poc
https://github.com/njawalkar/apache-commons-lang2

This repository contains the source code for Apache Commons Lang 2, including the SerializationUtils class which is likely related to CVE-2025-48924, a deserialization vulnerability. The code provides a technical reference for understanding the vulnerability but does not include an exploit PoC.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Deserialization
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Apache Commons Lang 2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: vulnerable version of Apache Commons Lang 2 · ability to send serialized payloads to the target
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Jun 25, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0216
EPSS Percentile 80.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-674
Status published
Products (3)
apache/commons_lang 2.0 - 2.6
commons-lang/commons-lang 2.0Maven
org.apache.commons/commons-lang3 3.0 - 3.18.0Maven
Published Jul 11, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026