MEDIUM
NSXMLParser in Foundation in Apple iOS before 8.3 and Apple TV before 7.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue
Published Apr 10, 2015
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.36%
Description
NSXMLParser in Foundation in Apple iOS before 8.3 and Apple TV before 7.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.36% 0.02357
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02357
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 1, 2026 | 2.36% (0.02357) | 83.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.37% (0.02374) | 81.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.54% (0.00543) | 65.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.55% (0.00545) | 78.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 24, 2024 | 0.54% (0.00536) | 77.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 4, 2024 | 0.56% (0.00563) | 77.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.59% (0.00592) | 77.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.59% (0.00592) | 74.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73983 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032050 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://support.apple.com/HT204661 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT204662 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT204870 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00002.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00003.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73983 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032050 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://support.apple.com/HT204661 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://support.apple.com/HT204662 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://support.apple.com/kb/HT204870 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner apple
Published Apr 10, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jan 16, 2015
Link CVE-2015-1092
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a