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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2015-0254

CVE-2015-0254

Published:March 09, 2015

Updated:May 17, 2026

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 Packages

org.apache.taglibs:taglibs-standard-impl (JAVA):

Affected version(s) >=1.2 <1.2.3

Fix Suggestion:

Update to version 1.2.3

Related Resources (32)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0254

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf1179e6971bc46f0f68879a9a10cc97ad4424451b0889aeef04c8077%40%3Cpluto-scm.portals.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re3b72cbb13e1dfe85c4a06959a3b6ca6d939b407ecca80db12b54220%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0254

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00033.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72809

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1695.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1840.html

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f8e0814e11c7f21f42224b6de111cb3f5e5ab5c15b78924c516d4ec2@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2551-1

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6c93d8ade3788dbc00f5a37238bc278e7d859f2446b885460783a16f%40%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8a20e48acb2a40be5130df91cf9d39d8ad93181989413d4abcaa4914@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8a20e48acb2a40be5130df91cf9d39d8ad93181989413d4abcaa4914%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034934

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1839.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1841.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1376

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re3b72cbb13e1dfe85c4a06959a3b6ca6d939b407ecca80db12b54220@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc1686f6196bb9063bf26577a21b8033c19c1a30e5a9159869c8f3d38@%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3E

https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfc2bfd99c340dafd501676693cd889c1f9f838b97bdd0776a8f5557d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6c93d8ade3788dbc00f5a37238bc278e7d859f2446b885460783a16f@%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf1179e6971bc46f0f68879a9a10cc97ad4424451b0889aeef04c8077@%3Cpluto-scm.portals.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfc2bfd99c340dafd501676693cd889c1f9f838b97bdd0776a8f5557d@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc1686f6196bb9063bf26577a21b8033c19c1a30e5a9159869c8f3d38%40%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f8e0814e11c7f21f42224b6de111cb3f5e5ab5c15b78924c516d4ec2%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1838.html

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534772/100/0/threaded

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

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CVSS v3

Base Score:

7.3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

LOW

Integrity

LOW

Availability

LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:

7.5

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

CWE-611

EPSS

Base Score:

3.81