7.5

CVE-2015-0254: apache standard_taglibs

Modified
AliasesMGASA-2015-0140SUSE-SU-2017:1568-1SUSE-SU-2017:1701-1
Published 09-03-2015Last modified 14-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-0254 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in apache standard_taglibs. EPSS estimates a 12.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.6, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
12.04%
0%100%
Medium · -1.22 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3
RHSA-2016:1838RHSA-2016:1839RHSA-2016:1840

Timeline

  1. 09-03-2015
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

12.04%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Decrease -1.22 pp

From 13.26% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat98 products
  • apache-cxf< 0:2.7.18-1.redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | < 0:2.7.18-1.redhat_1.1.ep6.el6 | < 0:2.7.18-1.redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
  • hibernate4-core-eap6< 0:4.2.22-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | < 0:4.2.22-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6 | < 0:4.2.22-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
  • hibernate4-eap6< 0:4.2.22-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | < 0:4.2.22-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6 | < 0:4.2.22-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
  • hibernate4-entitymanager-eap6< 0:4.2.22-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | < 0:4.2.22-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6 | < 0:4.2.22-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
  • hibernate4-envers-eap6< 0:4.2.22-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | < 0:4.2.22-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6 | < 0:4.2.22-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
Suse5 products
  • jakarta-taglibs-standard&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4< 1.1.1-234.31.1
  • jakarta-taglibs-standard&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2< 1.1.1-255.2
  • jakarta-taglibs-standard&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2< 1.1.1-255.2
  • jakarta-taglibs-standard&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4< 1.1.1-234.31.1
  • jakarta-taglibs-standard&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2< 1.1.1-255.2
Org.apache.taglibs2 products
  • taglibs-standard< 1.2.3
  • taglibs-standard-impl< 1.2.3
Apache1 product
Canonical1 product
Mageia1 product
  • jakarta-taglibs-standard< 1.1.2-12.1.mga4
Ubuntu1 product
  • jakarta-taglibs-standard< 1.1.2-3ubuntu1 | < 1.1.2-2ubuntu1.14.04.1

7 vendors · 109 products

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