CVE-2025-30307
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 confidenceXMP Toolkit versions 2023.12 and earlier contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that allows disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious XMP file that, when opened by a victim, leaks memory contents that can be used to bypass ASLR mitigations.
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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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Locate Adobe XMP Toolkit installationSearch for XMP-related DLLs (e.g., XMP.dll, XMPToolkit.dll) or SDK files on the system. Check common installation directories such as Program Files, Program Files (x86), or application-specific folders that bundle the XMP SDK.Affected if Adobe XMP Toolkit DLLs or SDK files are found on the system
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Identify installed XMP Toolkit versionRight-click the XMP DLL file, select Properties, and view the Version tab. Alternatively, check any version.txt or README file included with the SDK. The version may also be embedded in the DLL metadata as ProductVersion.Affected if The version cannot be determined or is 2023.12 or earlier
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Compare version against affected rangeCompare the identified version number to the affected range: versions prior to 2025.03 are vulnerable. If the version starts with 2023.x or earlier, or shows 2024.x before the March 2025 release, it falls within the affected range.Affected if The installed version is 2023.12 or earlier, or any version shown as < 2025.03
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Determine if XMP file processing is in useIdentify applications or services that process XMP files (commonly used in PDF, images, or media software). Check if these applications load the vulnerable XMP Toolkit DLL. Monitor process activity for XMP file parsing operations.Affected if Applications using the vulnerable XMP Toolkit process XMP files, especially from external or untrusted sources
The system is affected if Adobe XMP Toolkit version 2023.12 or earlier (or any version prior to 2025.03) is installed and applications process XMP files with it.
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
Upgrade XMP Toolkit to a version newer than 2023.12 when Adobe releases the patch, and exercise caution when opening XMP files from untrusted sources.
XMP Toolkit SDK version 2025.03
- 1. Identify the current version of XMP Toolkit SDK being used in your application by checking project dependencies or library files
- 2. Navigate to the official Adobe XMP Toolkit download page or product release notes at helpx.adobe.com
- 3. Download XMP Toolkit version 2025.03 or later from Adobe's official source
- 4. Replace the vulnerable XMP Toolkit library files in your project with the new version 2025.03
- 5. Rebuild and recompile your application to link against the updated SDK
- 6. Test the application to ensure functionality is maintained after the upgrade
- 7. Deploy the updated application 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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-30307 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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