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CVE-2015-1832

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-1832 is an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability affecting Apache Derby versions prior to 10.12.1.1, specifically within the SqlXmlUtil code when a Java Security Manager is not active. This critical vulnerability, rated 9.1 CVSS, allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service through resource consumption via specially crafted XML input to XmlVTI and the XML datatype. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:derby:10.1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:derby:10.1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.1.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:derby:10.1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.2.1.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:derby:10.2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.2.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:derby:10.2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.1CRITICAL

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
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
12.17%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1217 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.derby:derbyFixed in: 10.12.1.1

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-wr69-g62g-2r9hcritical

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Apace Derby

May 13, 2022
redhatCVE-2015-1832Moderate

Derby: XXE attack possible by using XmlVTI and the XML datatype

Jul 17, 2015

References

issues.apache.org / jira/browse/DERBY-6807
Issue Tracking
lists.apache.org / thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/708d94141126eac03011144a971a6411fcac16d9c248d1d535a39451%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc%40%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r204ba2a9ea750f38d789d2bb429cc0925ad6133deea7cbc3001d96b5%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
svn.apache.org / viewvc
Issue Tracking
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/93132
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry