CVE-2015-0254

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-0254
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-03-09 14:59:04 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionApache 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Standard Taglibs All All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.10 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2021 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2020 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf1179e6971bc46f0f68879a9a10cc97ad4424451b0889aee... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
Apache Mail Archives af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6c93d8ade3788dbc00f5a37238bc278e7d859f2446b88546... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
Apache Standard Taglibs 1.2.1 XXE / Remote Command Execution ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal - Access to 24x7 support and knowledge af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com
openSUSE-SU-2015:1751-1: moderate: Security update for jakarta-taglibs-s af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[SECURITY] CVE-2015-0254 XXE and RCE via XSL extension in JSTL XML tags af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 mail-archives.apache.org Vendor Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2017 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc1686f6196bb9063bf26577a21b8033c19c1a30e5a915986... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
Apache Standard Taglibs CVE-2015-0254 XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
USN-2551-1: Apache Standard Taglibs vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat JBoss XML External Entity Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Pony Mail! MITRE lists.apache.org
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CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 87458 Oracle WebLogic Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (CPUJUL2021)
  • 981996 Java (maven) Security Update for org.apache.taglibs:taglibs-standard-impl (GHSA-6x4w-8w53-xrvv)
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