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CVE-2016-15011

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-15011 is a critical XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability affecting e-Contract dssp versions up to 1.3.1, specifically within the checkSignResponse function of the SignResponseVerifier.java file. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to achieve full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) or active exploitation are reported, and community discussion is minimal, upgrading to version 1.3.2 is strongly recommended to remediate this high-risk flaw.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:e-contract:dssp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
2.1
Impact Score
3.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.73%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
50.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0073 is in the 33rd percentile among its peer group of 36,862 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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 (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: be.e_contract.dssp:dssp-clientFixed in: 1.3.2

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-77cc-w3wm-6whpcritical

dssp vulnerable to Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Jan 6, 2023

References

github.com / e-Contract/dssp/commit/ec4238349691ec66dd30b416ec6eaab02d722302
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / e-Contract/dssp/releases/tag/dssp-1.3.2
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
vuldb.com
Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
vuldb.com
Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory