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CVE-2017-7545

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-7545 describes an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the XmlUtils class of jbpmmigration 6.5, affecting Red Hat Decision Manager, JBoss BPM Suite, and jBPM. This flaw allows an authenticated remote attacker to read arbitrary files on the server and potentially conduct more advanced XXE attacks due to improper handling of external parameter entities during XML parsing. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 6.5), the attack requires low privileges and has high confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting a low current threat landscape.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:decision_manager:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_bpm_suite:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jbpm:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.76%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0276 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 21,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 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 (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.4Fixed in: jbpmmigration
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.4Fixed in: jbpmmigration
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5Fixed in: jbpmmigration

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-vc3x-72q4-g3p5medium

XML External Entity Reference in jbpmmigration

May 13, 2022
redhatCVE-2017-7545Moderate

jbpmmigration: XXE vulnerability in XmlUtils

Nov 30, 2017

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:3354
Vendor Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:3355
Vendor Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
github.com / kiegroup/jbpm-designer/commit/a143f3b92a6a5a527d929d68c02a0c5d914ab81d
PatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/102179
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry