CVE-2025-48955 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.2) CWE-532 vulnerability in com.erudika:para-server. A fix is available for com.erudika:para-server — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Para Server Logs Sensitive Information
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2025-48955.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
Where this sits among everything scored
Real-World Exposure
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Description
CWE ID: CWE-532 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File) CVSS: 7.5 (High) Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Component: Para Server Initialization Logging
Version: Para v1.50.6
File Path: para-1.50.6/para-server/src/main/java/com/erudika/para/server/utils/HealthUtils.java
Vulnerable Line(s): Line 132 (via logger.info(...) with root credentials)
Technical Details:
The vulnerability is located in the HealthUtils.java file, where a failed configuration file write triggers the following logging statement:
logger.info("Initialized root app with access key '{}' and secret '{}', but could not write these to {}.",
rootAppCredentials.get("accessKey"),
rootAppCredentials.get("secretKey"),
confFile);
This exposes both access and secret keys in logs without redaction. These credentials are later reused in variable assignments for persistence but do not require logging for debugging or system health purposes.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | com.erudika:para-server | all versions | 1.50.8com.erudika:para-server:1.50.8 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for com.erudika:para-server, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update com.erudika:para-server to 1.50.8 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2025-48955 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
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