CVE-2025-23215

Published Jan 31, 2025 Modified Apr 15, 2026 CWE-200 CWE-312 CWE-540

Description

PMD is an extensible multilanguage static code analyzer. The passphrase for the PMD and PMD Designer release signing keys are included in jar published to Maven Central. The private key itself is not known to have been compromised itself, but given its passphrase is, it must also be considered potentially compromised. As a mitigation, both compromised keys have been revoked so that no future use of the keys are possible. Note, that the published artifacts in Maven Central under the group id net.sourceforge.pmd are not compromised and the signatures are valid.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-200 CWE-200
CWE-312 CWE-312
CWE-540 CWE-540

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-23215? +
PMD is an extensible multilanguage static code analyzer. The passphrase for the PMD and PMD Designer release signing keys are included in jar published to Maven Central. The private key itself is not known to have been compromised itself, but given its passphrase is, it must also be considered potentially compromised. As a mitigation, both compromised keys have been revoked so that no future use of the keys are possible. Note, that the published artifacts in Maven Central under the group id net.sourceforge.pmd are not compromised and the signatures are valid.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-23215? +
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