Apache Tika Server exposes sensitive information

published 2016-12-15 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-ccjp-w723-2jf2 , EUVD-2018-0574

cvss: 5.3; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 6.5%; EPSS 6.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits: 0; none known

Apache Tika server (aka tika-server) in Apache Tika 1.9 might allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the HTTP fileUrl header.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

maven org.apache.tika:tika-server 1.10

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2015-3271 updated 2025-11-21 cvss 4.3

tika: Information disclosure vulnerability when running Apache Tika Server

Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

6.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	5.3	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
GitHub	3.0	5.3	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
maven	org.apache.tika:tika-server	<1.10	1.10

Classification

Weakness

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2015/08/13/5
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory
lists.apache.org /thread.html/d2b3e7afb0251fac95fdee9817423cbc91e3d99a848c25a51d91c1e8%401439485507%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
mailing-list, web
securityfocus.com /bid/95020
vdb-entry, web
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3271
advisory
github.com /advisories/GHSA-ccjp-w723-2jf2
advisory
github.com /apache/tika
package
lists.apache.org /thread.html/d2b3e7afb0251fac95fdee9817423cbc91e3d99a848c25a51d91c1e8@1439485507@%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
web

Sources

CVE List CVE-2015-3271
GitHub Advisory GHSA-ccjp-w723-2jf2
NVD CVE-2015-3271

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Summary