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Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container DesignerAuthoring operands that use mapping assistance are vulnerable to denial of service and improper input validation [CVE-2025-3262] [CVE-2025-3263] [CVE-2025-3264] [CVE-2025-3777]

Security Bulletin


Summary

Python module transformers is used by IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container by the mapping assistance capability. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container DesignerAuthoring operands that use mapping assistance are vulnerable to denial of service and improper input validation. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability in Python module transformers. [CVE-2025-3262] [CVE-2025-3263] [CVE-2025-3264] [CVE-2025-3777]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2025-3262
DESCRIPTION:   A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability was discovered in the huggingface/transformers repository, specifically in version 4.49.0. The vulnerability is due to inefficient regular expression complexity in the `SETTING_RE` variable within the `transformers/commands/chat.py` file. The regex contains repetition groups and non-optimized quantifiers, leading to exponential backtracking when processing 'almost matching' payloads. This can degrade application performance and potentially result in a denial-of-service (DoS) when handling specially crafted input strings. The issue is fixed in version 4.51.0.
CWE:   CWE-1333: Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
CVSS Source:   security@huntr.dev
CVSS Base score:   5.3
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID:   CVE-2025-3263
DESCRIPTION:   A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability was discovered in the Hugging Face Transformers library, specifically in the `get_configuration_file()` function within the `transformers.configuration_utils` module. The affected version is 4.49.0, and the issue is resolved in version 4.51.0. The vulnerability arises from the use of a regular expression pattern `config\.(.*)\.json` that can be exploited to cause excessive CPU consumption through crafted input strings, leading to catastrophic backtracking. This can result in model serving disruption, resource exhaustion, and increased latency in applications using the library.
CWE:   CWE-1333: Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
CVSS Source:   security@huntr.dev
CVSS Base score:   5.3
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID:   CVE-2025-3264
DESCRIPTION:   A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability was discovered in the Hugging Face Transformers library, specifically in the `get_imports()` function within `dynamic_module_utils.py`. This vulnerability affects versions 4.49.0 and is fixed in version 4.51.0. The issue arises from a regular expression pattern `\s*try\s*:.*?except.*?:` used to filter out try/except blocks from Python code, which can be exploited to cause excessive CPU consumption through crafted input strings due to catastrophic backtracking. This vulnerability can lead to remote code loading disruption, resource exhaustion in model serving, supply chain attack vectors, and development pipeline disruption.
CWE:   CWE-1333: Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
CVSS Source:   security@huntr.dev
CVSS Base score:   5.3
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID:   CVE-2025-3777
DESCRIPTION:   Hugging Face Transformers versions up to 4.49.0 are affected by an improper input validation vulnerability in the `image_utils.py` file. The vulnerability arises from insecure URL validation using the `startswith()` method, which can be bypassed through URL username injection. This allows attackers to craft URLs that appear to be from YouTube but resolve to malicious domains, potentially leading to phishing attacks, malware distribution, or data exfiltration. The issue is fixed in version 4.52.1.
CWE:   CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CVSS Source:   security@huntr.dev
CVSS Base score:   3.5
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM App Connect Operator

CD: 9.1.0 - 11.6.0, 12.1.0 - 12.12.0

12.0 LTS: 12.0.0 - 12.0.12

IBM App Connect Enterprise
Certified Containers Operands

CD: 12.0.8.0-r3 - 12.0.12.5-r1, 13.0.1.0-r1 - 13.0.3.1-r1

12.0 LTS: 12.0.12-r1 - 12.0.12-r12

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly suggests the following:

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container up to 12.12.0 (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 12.13.0 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring components are at 13.0.4.0-r1 or higher.  Documentation on the upgrade process is available at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect/13.0?topic=releases-upgrading-operator


App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 12.0 LTS (Long Term Support)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 12.0.13 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring components are at 12.0.12-r13 or higher.  Documentation on the upgrade process is available at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect/12.0?topic=umfpr-upgrading-operator-releases

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

09 Jul 2025: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
09 July 2025

Initial Publish date:
09 July 2025

UID

ibm17239296