CVE-2015-0250
XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the SVG to (1) PNG and (2) JPG conversion classes in Apache Batik 1.x before 1.8 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service via a crafted SVG file.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.6%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the SVG to (1) PNG and (2) JPG conversion classes in Apache Batik 1.x before 1.8 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service via a crafted SVG file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 16.56% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- canonical/ubuntu linux · apache/batik · redhat/jboss enterprise brms platform
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 16.6% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0138.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130964/Apache-Batik-XXE-Injection.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0041.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0042.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/142Exploit
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21963275
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3205
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:203
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032781
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2548-1Patch
- http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/security.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0138.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130964/Apache-Batik-XXE-Injection.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0041.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0042.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/142Exploit
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21963275
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3205
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:203
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032781
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2548-1Patch
- http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/security.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.