CRITICAL
Derby: XXE attack possible by using XmlVTI and the XML datatype
Published Oct 3, 2016
9.1
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 12.17%
Description
XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the SqlXmlUtil code in Apache Derby before 10.12.1.1, when a Java Security Manager is not in place, allows context-dependent attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via vectors involving XmlVTI and the XML datatype.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 10.1.1.0
- 10.1.2.1
- 10.1.3.1
- 10.2.1.6
- 10.2.2.0
- 10.3.3.0
- 10.4.1.3
- 10.4.2.0
- 10.5.1.1
- 10.5.3.0
- 10.6.1.0
- 10.6.2.1
- 10.7.1.1
- 10.8.1.2
- 10.8.2.2
- 10.8.3.0
- 10.9.1.0
- 10.10.1.1
- 10.10.2.0
- 10.11.1.1
No data.
Red Hat BPM Suite 6
derby
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6
derby
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6
derby
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat BPM Suite 6 | derby | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 | derby | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | derby | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.1 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
6.5 MEDIUM Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low
6.4 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
12.17% 0.12173
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.12173
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 12.17% (0.12173) | 96.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 11.24% (0.11235) | 95.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12.27% (0.12271) | 95.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.49% (0.00489) | 63.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.76% (0.00759) | 81.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00531) | 76.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.53% (0.00531) | 73.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.24% (0.05242) | 89.75th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.24% (0.05242) | 88.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.24% (0.05242) | 75.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (23)
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21990100 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93132 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1832 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381474 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wr69-g62g-2r9h Advisory
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-6807 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f@%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/708d94141126eac03011144a971a6411fcac16d9c248d1d535a39451%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/708d94141126eac03011144a971a6411fcac16d9c248d1d535a39451@%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442@%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc%40%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc@%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r204ba2a9ea750f38d789d2bb429cc0925ad6133deea7cbc3001d96b5%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r204ba2a9ea750f38d789d2bb429cc0925ad6133deea7cbc3001d96b5@%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1832
- https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1691461 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1832
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Oct 3, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Feb 17, 2015
Link CVE-2015-1832
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-WR69-G62G-2R9H Updated n/a