CVE-2017-15691 is an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability affecting Apache UIMA projects, including uimaj, uima-as, uimaFIT, and uimaDUCC, in versions prior to 2.10.2, 3.0.0-beta, 2.4.0, and 2.2.2 respectively. This flaw allows an attacker to potentially disclose local files or internal content by crafting malicious XML input that is processed by vulnerable parsers. Rated 6.5 (Medium) on the CVSS scale, it has a network attack vector with low complexity, requiring no user interaction, and primarily impacts confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.10.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:uimaj:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:uimaj:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:uimaj:3.0.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:uimaj:3.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.10.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:uima-as:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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