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CVE-2017-15691 json

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Apache uimaj

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-wp2f-hrg2-3r5m , EUVD-2022-5606

cvss
6.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.9%
EPSS 8.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In Apache uimaj prior to 2.10.2, Apache uimaj 3.0.0-xxx prior to 3.0.0-beta, Apache uima-as prior to 2.10.2, Apache uimaFIT prior to 2.4.0, Apache uimaDUCC prior to 2.2.2, this vulnerability relates to an XML external entity expansion (XXE) capability of various XML parsers. UIMA as part of its configuration and operation may read XML from various sources, which could be tainted in ways to cause inadvertent disclosure of local files or other internal content.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.apache.uima:uimafit-core 2.4.0
  • maven org.apache.uima:uimaj-core 2.10.2, 3.0.0-beta
  • maven org.apache.uima:uimaj-as-core 2.10.2
  • apache uimaj 2.10.2
  • apache uima-as 2.10.2
  • apache uimafit 2.4.0
  • apache uimaducc 2.2.2
  • uimaj Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.10.2-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15691

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red hat product security vex CVE-2017-15691 updated cvss 8.8

uima: XML external entity expansion (XXE) can allow attackers to execute arbitrary code

  • Red Hat Satellite 6 uimaj-core
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Fuse 7.3.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:1545

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

8.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
GitHub 3.0 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.apache.uima:uimafit-core
<2.4.0
2.4.0
maven org.apache.uima:uimaj-core
<2.10.2
>=3.0.0-alpha, <3.0.0-beta
2.10.2
3.0.0-beta
maven org.apache.uima:uimaj-as-core
<2.10.2
2.10.2

Affected products

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache UIMA

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

Sources

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