CVE-2022-30973
Missing fix for CVE-2022-30126 in 1.28.2
We failed to apply the fix for CVE-2022-30126 to the 1.x branch in the 1.28.2 release. In Apache Tika, a regular expression in the StandardsText class, used by the StandardsExtractingContentHandler could lead to a denial of service caused by backtracking on a specially crafted file. This only affects users who are running the StandardsExtractingContentHandler, which is a non-standard handler. This is fixed in 1.28.3.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
We failed to apply the fix for CVE-2022-30126 to the 1.x branch in the 1.28.2 release. In Apache Tika, a regular expression in the StandardsText class, used by the StandardsExtractingContentHandler could lead to a denial of service caused by backtracking on a specially crafted file. This only affects users who are running the StandardsExtractingContentHandler, which is a non-standard handler. This is fixed in 1.28.3.
- Record
CVE-2022-30973- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 2.6 Low
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Missing fix for CVE-2022-30126 in 1.28.2
We failed to apply the fix for CVE-2022-30126 to the 1.x branch in the 1.28.2 release. In Apache Tika, a regular expression in the StandardsText class, used by the StandardsExtractingContentHandler could lead to a denial of service caused by backtracking on a specially crafted file. This only affects users who are running the StandardsExtractingContentHandler, which is a non-standard handler. This is fixed in 1.28.3.
- Record
CVE-2022-30973- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-6138 No score
We failed to apply the fix for CVE-2022-30126 to the 1.x branch in the 1.28.2 release. In Apache Tika, a regular expression in the StandardsText class, used by the StandardsExtractingContentHandler could lead to a denial of service caused by backtracking on a specially crafted file. This only affects users who are running the StandardsExtractingContentHandler, which is a non-standard handler. This is fixed in 1.28.3.
- Record
EUVD-2022-6138- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qw3f-w4pf-jh5f
Regular expression denial of service in apache tika
We failed to apply the fix for CVE-2022-30126 to the 1.x branch in the 1.28.2 release. In Apache Tika, a regular expression in the StandardsText class, used by the StandardsExtractingContentHandler could lead to a denial of service caused by backtracking on a specially crafted file. This only affects users who are running the StandardsExtractingContentHandler, which is a non-standard handler. This is fixed in 1.28.3.
- Record
GHSA-qw3f-w4pf-jh5f- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1333
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-qw3f-w4pf-jh5f
Regular expression denial of service in apache tika
We failed to apply the fix for CVE-2022-30126 to the 1.x branch in the 1.28.2 release. In Apache Tika, a regular expression in the StandardsText class, used by the StandardsExtractingContentHandler could lead to a denial of service caused by backtracking on a specially crafted file. This only affects users who are running the StandardsExtractingContentHandler, which is a non-standard handler. This is fixed in 1.28.3.
- Record
GHSA-qw3f-w4pf-jh5f- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1333
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-30973
We failed to apply the fix for CVE-2022-30126 to the 1.x branch in the 1.28.2 release. In Apache Tika, a regular expression in the StandardsText class, used by the StandardsExtractingContentHandler could lead to a denial of service caused by backtracking on a specially crafted file. This only affects users who are running the StandardsExtractingContentHandler, which is a non-standard handler. This is fixed in 1.28.3.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-30973- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSV No score
Missing fix for CVE-2022-30126 in 1.28.2
We failed to apply the fix for CVE-2022-30126 to the 1.x branch in the 1.28.2 release. In Apache Tika, a regular expression in the StandardsText class, used by the StandardsExtractingContentHandler could lead to a denial of service caused by backtracking on a specially crafted file. This only affects users who are running the StandardsExtractingContentHandler, which is a non-standard handler. This is fixed in 1.28.3.
- Record
CVE-2022-30973- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2022:3310-1 No score
Security update for tika-core
This update for tika-core fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2022-33879: Incomplete fix and new regex DoS in StandardsExtractingContentHandler. (bsc#1201217)
- CVE-2022-30973, CVE-2022-30126: Regular Expression Denial of Service in Standards Extractor. (bsc#1199604, bsc#1200283)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2022:3310-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2022:3311-1 No score
Security update for tika-core
This update for tika-core fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2022-33879: Regular Expression Denial of Service in StandardsExtractingContentHandler (bsc#1201217)
- CVE-2022-30973, CVE-2022-30126: Regular Expression Denial of Service in Standards Extractor (bsc#1199604, bsc#1200283)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2022:3311-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-7529-1 No score
tika vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Apache Tika can have an excessive memory usage by using a crafted or corrupt PSD file. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-1950, CVE-2020-1951)
It was discovered that Apache Tika incorrectly handled certain regular expressions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-30126, CVE-2022-30973, CVE-2022-33879)
- Record
USN-7529-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.tika:tika-coreMaven |
1.17 up to 1.28.3 | 1.28.3 |
org.apache.tika:tika-coreMaven |
1.17 up to 1.28.3, plus listed versions 1.181.191.19.11.201.21 Show 10 moreShow less1.221.231.241.24.11.251.261.271.281.28.11.28.2 |
1.28.3 |
tika-coreSUSE:Manager Server Module 4.2 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1.26-150300.4.3.1 | 1.26-150300.4.3.1 |
tika-coreSUSE:Manager Server Module 4.1 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1.26-150200.3.8.1 | 1.26-150200.3.8.1 |
tikaUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.5-21.5-31.5-41.5-4ubuntu0.1 |
None known |
tikaUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.5-5 |
None known |
tikaUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
before 1.22-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 1.22-1 |
1.22-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
tikaUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
before 1.22-2ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1, plus listed versions 1.22-2 |
1.22-2ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1 |
tikaUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.22-2 |
None known |
tikaUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.22-2 |
None known |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
tikaUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.22-2 |
None known |
tikaUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.22-2 |
None known |
tikaUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 1.22-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 1.22-1 |
1.22-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
tikaUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 1.22-2ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1, plus listed versions 1.22-2 |
1.22-2ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-30973 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apache Tika, published May 31, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.98%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.tika:tika-core 1.28.3.
References
lists.apache.org/thread/gqvb5t4p7tmdpl0y5bdbf72pgxj04h7p
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/31/2
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220722-0004
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-30973
github.com/apache/tika/commit/a36711610fa1f6f5ba0f594803415af795e0b265
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suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20223310-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1199604
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-30973
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-30973