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CVE-2025-4641: XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerability in WebDriverManager

9.3 CVSS

Description

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in bonigarcia webdrivermanager WebDriverManager on Windows, MacOS, Linux (XML parsing components modules) allows Data Serialization External Entities Blowup. This vulnerability is associated with program files src/main/java/io/github/bonigarcia/wdm/WebDriverManager.java.

This issue affects webdrivermanager: from 1.0.0 before 6.0.2.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-4641

CVSS Base Severity: CRITICAL

CVSS Base Score: 9.3

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:H/SI:L/SA:H

Problem Types

CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Affected Products

Vendor: bonigarcia

Product: webdrivermanager

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.07% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 22.89% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-12 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4641
https://github.com/bonigarcia/webdrivermanager/pull/1458

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