What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-47554?

CVE-2024-47554 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.2%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-47554?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2024-47554. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Commons Io CVE-2024-47554

MEDIUM

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)

2024-10-03 security@apache.org

Denial Of Service Apache Active Iq Unified Manager Ontap Tools Snapcenter Santricity Storage Plugin E Series Santricity Unified Manager E Series Santricity Web Services Proxy Commons Io Bluexp Netapp

4.3

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: apache

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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness	CWE CWE-400 OWASP Top 10:2025 A06:2025 - Insecure Design ASVS 5.0 V2 - Validation and Business Logic Resource consumption limits MITRE ATT&CK 1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. Sign in to read
Impact	CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required.
Exploit ScenarioDerived	A remote attacker could cause denial of service by exhausting system resources by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).

Patch available 1.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache Commons IO. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement rate limiting, set resource quotas, validate input sizes, use timeouts.

Affected Packages

maven commons-io:commons-io fix: 2.14.0

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in maven

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400), which allows attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources. Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache Commons IO. The org.apache.commons.io.input.XmlStreamReader class may excessively consume CPU resources when processing maliciously crafted input.0 before 2.14.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.14.0 or later, which fixes the issue. Affected products include: Apache Commons Io, Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, Netapp Bluexp, Netapp E-Series Santricity Unified Manager, Netapp E-Series Santricity Web Services Proxy. Version information: before 2.14.0..

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Severity by source

Vendor (apache) PRIMARY 4.3 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Primary rating from Vendor (apache) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: apache

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

DescriptionCVE.org

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache Commons IO.

The org.apache.commons.io.input.XmlStreamReader class may excessively consume CPU resources when processing maliciously crafted input.

This issue affects Apache Commons IO: from 2.0 before 2.14.0.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.14.0 or later, which fixes the issue.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score

1.2%

Top 34% exploitable

Data Quality

2 sources

Confidence: Low

NVD

CVE.org

EPSS

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue

Severity MEDIUM

CISA KEV No

Public POC No

EPSS 1.2%

Patch available Yes

Active threat No

Deciding rule

MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)

What every action level means

Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.

Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.