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CRITICAL

BoniGarcia WebDriverManager Affected By Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published May 14, 2025Updated May 15, 2025Source: osv

Summary

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in bonigarcia 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 6.1.0.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published May 14, 2025 (516 days ago).
  • Last revised May 15, 2025 — 1 day after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Maven
Update io.github.bonigarcia:webdrivermanager to 6.1.0 or later
<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 6.1.0 for io.github.bonigarcia:webdrivermanager -->

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: maven (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
io.github.bonigarcia:webdrivermanager
maven
1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.1.0, 1.1.1 (+94 more)6.1.0

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

  • CWE-611
    XML External Entity (XXE)MITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 10.0 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
—
Confidentiality
—
Integrity
—
Availability
—

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

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-4641?
BoniGarcia WebDriverManager Affected By Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 10.0/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2025-4641?
CVE-2025-4641 affects io.github.bonigarcia:webdrivermanager. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2025-4641 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
10.0

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-pwm3-776c-8q7q

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