CVE-2025-30305
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedXMP Toolkit versions 2023.12 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThis is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Adobe's XMP Toolkit (versions 2023.12 and earlier) that allows disclosure of sensitive memory contents when processing specially crafted XMP data. The memory disclosure can potentially leak addresses that enable attackers to bypass ASLR, a critical memory protection mechanism. Exploitation requires user interaction, specifically opening a malicious file containing malformed XMP metadata.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 2025.03CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify XMP Toolkit SDK installationSearch for XMP Toolkit libraries in common application directories, or inspect application dependencies/binary manifests for 'XMP Toolkit', 'XMP', or 'Adobe XMP' componentsAffected if The SDK library is present in the application environment
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Determine installed XMP Toolkit versionRight-click the XMP library file (commonly named libxmp.dll, XMPToolkit.dll, or similar) and select Properties > Details to view the File Version, or use a tool like 'strings' to search version metadata embedded in the binaryAffected if Version displays 2023.12 or earlier, or the version field cannot be verified as 2025.03 or later
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Verify XMP metadata processing is enabledReview application settings or configuration files for XMP parsing capabilities, or examine file type associations for formats that commonly contain XMP metadata (PDF, images, documents)Affected if The application processes XMP metadata from files and the version cannot be confirmed as patched
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Check for recent XMP-related file processingReview application logs, proxy logs, or endpoint detection logs for recent files containing XMP metadata processed by the applicationAffected if The application has recently opened or processed files containing XMP metadata and the XMP Toolkit version is unverified or below 2025.03
If Adobe XMP Toolkit SDK versions 2023.12 or earlier are in use and the application processes XMP metadata from files, the environment is likely affected by this memory disclosure vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped2025.03
Update XMP Toolkit to a version later than 2023.12. Until patches are available, restrict user ability to open untrusted files from unknown sources and consider application-level sandboxing for XMP parsing operations.
XMP Toolkit SDK 2025.03
- 1. Identify all applications or systems that integrate the Adobe XMP Toolkit SDK in your environment
- 2. Locate the current version of XMP Toolkit SDK in use (check library files or dependencies)
- 3. Download XMP Toolkit SDK version 2025.03 or later from the official Adobe source (helpx.adobe.com)
- 4. Replace the older XMP Toolkit SDK libraries with the updated 2025.03 version in all affected applications
- 5. Rebuild and recompile any applications that link against the XMP Toolkit SDK
- 6. Re-test all functionality that uses XMP parsing to ensure normal operation
- 7. Redeploy updated applications to production environments
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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