Description
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Apache Commons VFS.
The FtpFileObject class can throw an exception when a file is not found, revealing the original URI in its message, which may include a password. The fix is to mask the password in the exception message This issue affects Apache Commons VFS: before 2.10.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.10.0, which fixes the issue.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.0/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Commons VFS | < 2.10.0 |
References
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VFS-169Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/w6ztgnbk6ccry3470x191g3xwrpgy6f4Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/23/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 23, 2025
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed