CVE-2025-30308
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 in XMP parsing logic. When processing a maliciously crafted file, the parser reads memory outside allocated buffers, potentially exposing sensitive memory contents. This information disclosure can be leveraged to defeat ASLR mitigation, potentially chaining with other exploits for code execution.
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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 system for files or directories named 'XMP' or 'Adobe XMP Toolkit'. Check common installation paths such as C:\Program Files\Adobe\ or /Applications/Adobe/ on macOS. Also check the application's installation directory if a product using XMP Toolkit is known.Affected if XMP Toolkit SDK is found on the system
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Identify XMP Toolkit versionLook for version information in the installed XMP Toolkit files. Common locations include: a 'version.txt' or 'readme.txt' file in the XMP directory, version metadata in DLL/plugin files, or check the product's 'About' information if it's bundled with a host application.Affected if Version cannot be determined or shows 2023.12 or earlier
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Compare version against affected rangeIf version information is found, compare it to the affected range: versions prior to 2025.03 are vulnerable (2023.12 and earlier). Versions 2025.03 and later include the patch.Affected if Installed version is 2023.12 or earlier, or any version prior to 2025.03
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Check for XMP parsing usageIdentify if any applications on the system process XMP files and rely on the Adobe XMP Toolkit for parsing. This may include PDF tools, image editors, or document management software that uses XMP metadata.Affected if Applications use Adobe XMP Toolkit for parsing XMP files from external or untrusted sources
The environment is affected if Adobe XMP Toolkit SDK version 2023.12 or earlier is installed and any application uses it to parse XMP files from potentially untrusted sources.
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 the latest version (likely 2024.x or later) to obtain the patched parsing code. Until patched, avoid opening XMP files from untrusted sources.
XMP Toolkit 2025.03
- 1. Identify the current version of XMP Toolkit SDK in use by checking project dependencies or the installed SDK version
- 2. Download XMP Toolkit version 2025.03 or later from the official Adobe XMP Toolkit download page at helpx.adobe.com
- 3. Replace the existing XMP Toolkit SDK files in your project with the updated version 2025.03
- 4. Rebuild and recompile any applications or libraries that link against the XMP Toolkit SDK
- 5. Retest applications to ensure they function correctly with the updated SDK
- 6. Distribute the updated application to end users, ensuring they receive the version that includes the patched XMP Toolkit
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-2025-30308 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
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