--- id: CVE-2015-0254 title: >- Apache Standard Taglibs before 1.2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or conduct external XML entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted XSLT extension in a (1) or (2) JSTL XML tag. summary: >- Apache Standard Taglibs before 1.2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or conduct external XML entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted XSLT extension in a (1) or (2) JSTL XML tag. severity: high cvss: 7.5 cvssVector: 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P' vendor: apache product: standard_taglibs affected: - standard_taglibs <= 1.2.1 - ubuntu_linux = 14.04 - ubuntu_linux = 14.10 published: '2015-03-09' updated: '2026-10-14' sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T22:17:02.833' source: NVD sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0254' references: - url: 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00033.html' label: secalert@redhat.com - url: >- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/tomcat-taglibs-user/201502.mbox/%3C82207A16-6348-4DEE-877E-F7B87292576A%40apache.org%3E label: secalert@redhat.com - url: >- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130575/Apache-Standard-Taglibs-1.2.1-XXE-Remote-Command-Execution.html label: secalert@redhat.com - url: 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1695.html' label: secalert@redhat.com - url: 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1838.html' label: secalert@redhat.com - url: 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1839.html' label: secalert@redhat.com - url: 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1840.html' label: secalert@redhat.com - url: 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1841.html' label: secalert@redhat.com - url: >- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html label: secalert@redhat.com - url: 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534772/100/0/threaded' label: secalert@redhat.com - url: 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72809' label: secalert@redhat.com - url: 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034934' label: secalert@redhat.com - url: 'http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2551-1' label: secalert@redhat.com - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1376' label: secalert@redhat.com - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8a20e48acb2a40be5130df91cf9d39d8ad93181989413d4abcaa4914%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E label: secalert@redhat.com - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f8e0814e11c7f21f42224b6de111cb3f5e5ab5c15b78924c516d4ec2%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E label: secalert@redhat.com - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6c93d8ade3788dbc00f5a37238bc278e7d859f2446b885460783a16f%40%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3E label: secalert@redhat.com - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc1686f6196bb9063bf26577a21b8033c19c1a30e5a9159869c8f3d38%40%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3E label: secalert@redhat.com - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re3b72cbb13e1dfe85c4a06959a3b6ca6d939b407ecca80db12b54220%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E label: secalert@redhat.com - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf1179e6971bc46f0f68879a9a10cc97ad4424451b0889aeef04c8077%40%3Cpluto-scm.portals.apache.org%3E label: secalert@redhat.com - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfc2bfd99c340dafd501676693cd889c1f9f838b97bdd0776a8f5557d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E label: secalert@redhat.com - url: 'https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html' label: secalert@redhat.com - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html' label: secalert@redhat.com - url: 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00033.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/tomcat-taglibs-user/201502.mbox/%3C82207A16-6348-4DEE-877E-F7B87292576A%40apache.org%3E label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130575/Apache-Standard-Taglibs-1.2.1-XXE-Remote-Command-Execution.html label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1695.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1838.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1839.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1840.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1841.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534772/100/0/threaded' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72809' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034934' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2551-1' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1376' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8a20e48acb2a40be5130df91cf9d39d8ad93181989413d4abcaa4914%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f8e0814e11c7f21f42224b6de111cb3f5e5ab5c15b78924c516d4ec2%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6c93d8ade3788dbc00f5a37238bc278e7d859f2446b885460783a16f%40%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3E label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc1686f6196bb9063bf26577a21b8033c19c1a30e5a9159869c8f3d38%40%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3E label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re3b72cbb13e1dfe85c4a06959a3b6ca6d939b407ecca80db12b54220%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf1179e6971bc46f0f68879a9a10cc97ad4424451b0889aeef04c8077%40%3Cpluto-scm.portals.apache.org%3E label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfc2bfd99c340dafd501676693cd889c1f9f838b97bdd0776a8f5557d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tags: - nvd - cve.org epss: 0.12758 epssPercentile: 0.96253 ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T23:00:01.982Z' ssvc: exploitation: none automatable: 'yes' technicalImpact: total timestamp: '2026-10-14T21:06:28.702053Z' --- ## Overview Apache Standard Taglibs before 1.2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or conduct external XML entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted XSLT extension in a (1) or (2) JSTL XML tag. ## Affected - `standard_taglibs <= 1.2.1` - `ubuntu_linux = 14.04` - `ubuntu_linux = 14.10` ## Remediation Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.