CVE-2017-15691
In Apache uimaj prior to 2.10.2, Apache uimaj 3.0.0-xxx prior to 3.0.0-beta, Apache uima-as prior to 2.10.2, Apache uimaFIT prior to…
- 6.5MediumCVSS base score
- 8.9%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 4.7% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
In Apache uimaj prior to 2.10.2, Apache uimaj 3.0.0-xxx prior to 3.0.0-beta, Apache uima-as prior to 2.10.2, Apache uimaFIT prior to 2.4.0, Apache uimaDUCC prior to 2.2.2, this vulnerability relates to an XML external entity expansion (XXE) capability of various XML parsers. UIMA as part of its configuration and operation may read XML from various sources, which could be tainted in ways to cause inadvertent disclosure of local files or other internal content.
Timeline
ID reserved
By apache
- 6 months later
· 6 months later
Published
- 6 years later
· 6 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 8.9% · top 4.7% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Affected products
Apache Software Foundation · Apache UIMA
- affected uimaj prior to 2.10.2
- affected uimaj 3.0.0-xxx prior to 3.0.0-beta
- affected uima-as prior to 2.10.2
- affected uimaFIT prior to 2.4.0
- affected uimaDUCC prior to 2.2.2
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.apache.uima:uimafit-coreGHSA-wp2f-hrg2-3r5m (opens in a new tab)
- Mavenorg.apache.uima:uimaj-as-coreGHSA-wp2f-hrg2-3r5m (opens in a new tab)
- Mavenorg.apache.uima:uimaj-coreGHSA-wp2f-hrg2-3r5m (opens in a new tab)
References
References3
- https://uima.apache.org/security_report#CVE-2017-15691 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [uima-commits] 20190501 svn commit: r1858489 - in /uima/site/trunk/uima-website: docs/security_report.html xdocs/security_report.xml (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2019:1545 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2022-5606 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-wp2f-hrg2-3r5m (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2017-15691)Record last updated .