commons-jelly: Apache Commons Jelly connects to URL with custom doctype definitions
Published Sep 27, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 7.03%
Description
During Jelly (xml) file parsing with Apache Xerces, if a custom doctype entity is declared with a "SYSTEM" entity with a URL and that entity is used in the body of the Jelly file, during parser instantiation the parser will attempt to connect to said URL. This could lead to XML External Entity (XXE) attacks in Apache Commons Jelly before 1.0.1.
Affected products
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- Version 1.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Commons Jelly | n/a |
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- < 1.0.1
No data.
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
jenkins
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
jenkins
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | jenkins | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | jenkins | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 7.03% (0.07027) | 94.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 7.03% (0.07027) | 93.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.54% (0.08536) | 94.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.79% (0.00790) | 72.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.58% (0.00583) | 78.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 13, 2024 | 0.58% (0.00583) | 77.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.58% (0.00583) | 75.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00290) | 64.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00343) | 67.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00319) | 65.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 67.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 25, 2023 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 67.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 10, 2023 | 18.20% (0.18200) | 96.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 23, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 67.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 65.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 41.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.06% (0.03065) | 65.11th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 3.06% (0.03065) | 64.78th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 3.06% (0.03065) | 81.10th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.06% (0.03065) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (13)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101052 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039444 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12621 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1970584 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6g33-82gc-3pw5 Advisory
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JELLY-293 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f1fc3f2c45264af44ce782d54b5908ac95f02bf7ad88bb57bfb04b73%40%3Cdev.commons.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f1fc3f2c45264af44ce782d54b5908ac95f02bf7ad88bb57bfb04b73@%3Cdev.commons.apache.org%3E
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12621
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200227144849/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101052
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210303081618/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039444
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12621
- https://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039444
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