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CVE-2025-57738

Apache Syncope: Remote Code Execution by delegated administrators

Published: Oct 20, 2025Updated: Nov 4, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-653
7.2HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
23.1%
Top 2.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Apache Syncope offers the ability to extend / customize the base behavior on every deployment by allowing to provide custom implementations of a few Java interfaces; such implementations can be provided either as Java or Groovy classes, with the latter being particularly attractive as the machinery is set for runtime reload. Such a feature has been available for a while, but recently it was discovered that a malicious administrator can inject Groovy code that can be executed remotely by a running Apache Syncope Core instance. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.0.14 / 4.0.2, which fix this issue by forcing the Groovy code to run in a sandbox.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-653

Affected Products

Apache Software Foundation
oss-project·USaka apache foundation
Apache SyncopeOn-prem
Enterprise Software
SyncopeMixed
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
apache
oss-project·USaka apache httpd, apache http server
syncopeOn-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
Maven
package-ecosystem
org.apache.syncope.core:syncope-core-spring
OSS Libraries

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/x7cv6xv7z76y49grdr1hgj1pzw5zbby6
lists.apache.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/20/1
openwall.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-57738
nvd.nist.gov
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