{"schema_version": "1.6.1", "id": "CVE-2025-57738", "summary": "Remote Code Execution by delegated administrators", "details": "Apache Syncope offers the ability to extend / customize the base behavior on every deployment by allowing to provide custom implementations of a few Java interfaces; such implementations can be provided either as Java or Groovy classes, with the latter being particularly attractive as the machinery is set for runtime reload.\nSuch a feature has been available for a while, but recently it was discovered that a malicious administrator can inject Groovy code that can be executed remotely by a running Apache Syncope Core instance.\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 3.0.14 / 4.0.2, which fix this issue by forcing the Groovy code to run in a sandbox.", "affected": [{"ranges": [{"type": "SEMVER", "events": [{"introduced": "2.1"}, {"last_affected": "2.1"}]}, {"type": "SEMVER", "events": [{"introduced": "3.0"}, {"last_affected": "3.0"}]}, {"type": "SEMVER", "events": [{"introduced": "4.0"}, {"last_affected": "4.0"}]}]}], "references": [{"type": "WEB", "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/x7cv6xv7z76y49grdr1hgj1pzw5zbby6"}]}