jBPM: BPMN2 file processing XXE in Process Execution
Published Apr 21, 2015
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.64%
Description
XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Drools and jBPM before 6.2.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or possibly have other unspecified impact via a crafted BPMN2 file.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.0
jbpm
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0851
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0
jbpm
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0850
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5
jbpm
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6
jbpm
Affected
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5
jbpm
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
jbpm
Affected
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4
jbpm
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5
jbpm
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.0 | jbpm | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0851 |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0 | jbpm | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0850 |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 | jbpm | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 | jbpm | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 | jbpm | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | jbpm | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4 | jbpm | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5 | jbpm | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5; Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5; and Red Hat JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform 4 and 5 are now in Phase 3, Extended Life Support, of their respective life cycles. This issue has been rated as having Moderate security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat JBoss Middleware and Red Hat JBoss Operations Network Product Update and Support Policy: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/jboss_notes/
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.64% (0.02636) | 85.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.66% (0.02655) | 83.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.83% (0.00834) | 72.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.66% (0.00658) | 80.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 5, 2024 | 0.66% (0.00658) | 79.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2024 | 1.32% (0.01317) | 85.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2023 | 1.86% (0.01857) | 86.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01317) | 83.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0850.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0851.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8125 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1169553 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6qx9-rf9g-7jmr Advisory
- https://github.com/droolsjbpm/drools/commit/c48464c3b246e6ef0d4cd0dbf67e83ccd532c6d3 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/droolsjbpm/jbpm/commit/713e8073ecf45623cfc5c918c5cbf700203f46e5 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8125
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8125
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0850.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0851.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8125 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1169553 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6qx9-rf9g-7jmr | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/droolsjbpm/drools/commit/c48464c3b246e6ef0d4cd0dbf67e83ccd532c6d3 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://github.com/droolsjbpm/jbpm/commit/713e8073ecf45623cfc5c918c5cbf700203f46e5 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8125 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8125 |
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