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CVE-2015-0250

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-0250 describes an XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Apache Batik versions prior to 1.8, specifically within its SVG to PNG and JPG conversion classes. This flaw allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or trigger a denial-of-service condition through a specially crafted SVG file, impacting various Apache, Canonical, and Red Hat products utilizing Batik. With a CVSS score of 6.4, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality and availability impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
14.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 1.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:batik:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 6.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_brms_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.4MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
16.56%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1656 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 23,701 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (13)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.xmlgraphics:batikFixed in: 1.8
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.2Fixed in: batik
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.1Fixed in: batik
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.1Fixed in: batik
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.2Fixed in: batik
View patch
ubuntupatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6Fixed in: batik
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software CollectionsFixed in: rh-java-common-batik
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: batik
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: batik
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3Fixed in: jasperreports-server-pro
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5Fixed in: batik
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5Fixed in: batik

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-wfw6-mmmp-87xmmedium

Improper Input Validation in Apache Batik

May 17, 2022
redhatCVE-2015-0250Moderate

batik: XML External Entity (XXE) injection in SVG parsing

Jul 25, 2012

References

advisories.mageia.org / MGASA-2015-0138.html
packetstormsecurity.com / files/130964/Apache-Batik-XXE-Injection.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-0041.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-0042.html
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/142
Exploit
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
debian.org / security/2015/dsa-3205
mandriva.com / security/advisories
securitytracker.com / id/1032781
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2548-1
Patch
xmlgraphics.apache.org / security.html
Vendor Advisory