CVE-2015-0254

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 12.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-03-09 · updated 2026-10-14

Description

Apache Standard Taglibs before 1.2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or conduct external XML entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted XSLT extension in a (1) <x:parse> or (2) <x:transform> JSTL XML tag.

Affected products

Apache Standard Taglibs: through 1.2.1
Canonical Ubuntu Linux: 14.04, 14.10

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00033.html
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/tomcat-taglibs-user/201502.mbox/%3C82207A16-6348-4DEE-877E-F7B87292576A%40apache.org%3E
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130575/Apache-Standard-Taglibs-1.2.1-XXE-Remote-Command-Execution.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1695.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1838.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1839.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1840.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1841.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534772/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72809
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034934

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