PowerJob has a server-side request forgery vulnerability in PingPongUtils.java

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS 4.0

5.3 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N · score source

EPSS

• CVE-2025-14518: 0.35% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 28.41 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

A vulnerability was identified in PowerJob up to 5.1.2. This vulnerability affects the function checkConnectivity of the file src/main/java/tech/powerjob/common/utils/net/PingPongUtils.java of the component Network Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument targetIp/targetPort leads to server-side request forgery. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit is publicly available and might be used.

Published by the source

11 Dec 2025, 15:30 UTC

Last modified by the source

11 Dec 2025, 17:01 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 16:43 UTC

1. Revision 1 · created · 26 Oct 2026

   Published from ghsa record GHSA-8xqm-6fj2-hfgf

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2025-14518

Advisory: PowerJob has a server-side request forgery vulnerability in PingPongUtils.java
IDs: CVE-2025-14518, GHSA-8xqm-6fj2-hfgf
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2025-14518 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 16:43 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.3)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor response not established. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- Maven tech.powerjob:powerjob-common: affected <= 5.1.2

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- Maven tech.powerjob:powerjob-common: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
No complete vendor fix is recorded. Follow the primary source's mitigation guidance and check this record again before closing anything.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on tech.powerjob:powerjob-common.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8xqm-6fj2-hfgf (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-8xqm-6fj2-hfgf lists affected ranges: Maven tech.powerjob:powerjob-common >=0 <=5.1.2)

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