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.
Published: 2025-10-20
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-825g-mm5v-ggq4 Apache Syncope allows malicious administrators to inject Groovy code
History

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 22:30:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:apache:syncope:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 09:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Apache
Apache syncope
Vendors & Products Apache
Apache syncope

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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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.
Title Apache Syncope: Remote Code Execution by delegated administrators
Weaknesses CWE-653
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-04T21:13:18.181Z

Reserved: 2025-08-19T06:32:04.510Z

Link: CVE-2025-57738

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-04T21:13:18.181Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2025-10-20T15:15:33.553

Modified: 2025-11-04T22:16:31.757

Link: CVE-2025-57738

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-10-21T09:39:48Z

Weaknesses