Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM webMethods BPM is using jackrabbit-spi-commons which is affected by a known vulnerability (CVE-2025-53689). This security bulletin provides guidance on addressing the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2025-53689
DESCRIPTION: Blind XXE Vulnerabilities in jackrabbit-spi-commons and jackrabbit-core in Apache Jackrabbit < 2.23.2 due to usage of an unsecured document build to load privileges.
Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 2.20.17 (Java 8), 2.22.1 (Java 11) or 2.23.2 (Java 11, beta versions), which fix this issue. Earlier versions (up to 2.20.16) are not supported anymore, thus users should update to the respective supported version.
CWE: CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
CVSS Source: CISA ADP
CVSS Base score: 8.8
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM webMethods BPM (webMethods Designer Composite Application Development) | 11.1 to 11.1 Fix 2 |
| IBM webMethods BPM (webMethods Designer Composite Application Development) | 10.15 to 10.15 Fix 17 |
| IBM webMethods BPM (My webMethods Server) | 11.1 to 11.1 Fix 2 |
| IBM webMethods BPM (My webMethods Server) | 10.15 to 10.15 Fix 6 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly advises mitigating this vulnerability by updating to IBM webMethods BPM version 11.1 and applying the official fixes:
1) My webMethods Server 11.1 Fix 3
2) UI Development Plug-in to Designer 11.1 Fix 3
And the same for version 10.15:
1) My webMethods Server 10.15 Fix 18
2) UI Development Plug-in to Designer 10.15 Fix 7
To download webMethods software, please follow the instructions under How to download webMethods software.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
06 Nov 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
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Document Information
Modified date:
06 November 2025
Initial Publish date:
06 November 2025
UID
ibm17250240