CVE-2025-49493

MEDIUM EXPLOITED NUCLEI

Akamai CloudTest <60 - XXE Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2025-49493 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV). EIP tracks 2 public exploits from researchers including sh4den, SystemVll. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional Python exploit for CVE-2025-49493, an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Akamai CloudTest's SOAP service endpoint. The exploit crafts malicious SOAP requests to trigger XXE attacks, enabling information disclosure or SSRF via external entity resolution.

Description

Akamai CloudTest before 60 2025.06.02 (12988) allows file inclusion via XML External Entity (XXE) injection.

Exploits (2)

nomisec WORKING POC 1 stars
by sh4den · poc
https://github.com/sh4den/CVE-2025-49493

This repository contains a functional Python exploit for CVE-2025-49493, an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Akamai CloudTest's SOAP service endpoint. The exploit crafts malicious SOAP requests to trigger XXE attacks, enabling information disclosure or SSRF via external entity resolution.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Akamai CloudTest before version 60 2025.06.02 (12988)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the Akamai CloudTest SOAP endpoint (/concerto/services/RepositoryService) · An external XXE server (e.g., Burp Collaborator, Interactsh) to capture out-of-band requests
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Jul 06, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC 1 stars
by SystemVll · infoleak
https://github.com/SystemVll/CVE-2025-49493

This repository contains a functional Python-based exploit for CVE-2025-49493, an XXE vulnerability in Akamai CloudTest. The exploit crafts malicious SOAP requests to trigger XXE attacks, potentially leading to information disclosure, SSRF, or DoS.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Xxe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Akamai CloudTest before 60 2025.06.02 (12988)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Python 3.6+ · requests · urllib3 · colored · pyfiglet · target list · XXE server
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

Akamai CloudTest < 60 2025.06.02 - XML External Entity (XXE)
CRITICALVERIFIEDby xbow,3th1c_yuk1
Shodan: html:"Akamai CloudTest"

Scores

CVSS v3 5.8
EPSS 0.0340
EPSS Percentile 87.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2025-07-31
CWE
CWE-611
Status published
Products (1)
Akamai/CloudTest < 12988
Published Jun 30, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026