Apache Standard Taglibs before 1.2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or conduct external XML entity (XXE) attacks via a…

Description

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) <x:parse> or (2) <x:transform> JSTL XML tag.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

12.0% · top 3.8% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

Affected packages

From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.

• Mavenorg.apache.taglibs:taglibs-standardGHSA-6x4w-8w53-xrvv (opens in a new tab)
• Mavenorg.apache.taglibs:taglibs-standard-implGHSA-6x4w-8w53-xrvv (opens in a new tab)

References (23)

• USN-2551-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• RHSA-2016:1376 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2016:1841 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• [tomcat-taglibs-user] 20150227 [SECURITY] CVE-2015-0254 XXE and RCE via XSL extension in JSTL XML tags (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• RHSA-2016:1838 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 20150227 [SECURITY] CVE-2015-0254 XXE and RCE via XSL extension in JSTL XML tags (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• RHSA-2015:1695 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2016:1839 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2015:1751 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 72809 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• RHSA-2016:1840 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 1034934 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [27/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [26/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [tomcat-dev] 20200203 svn commit: r1873527 [27/30] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [31/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• [portals-pluto-dev] 20210714 [jira] [Closed] (PLUTO-792) Upgrade to taglibs-standard-impl-1.2.3 due to CVE-2015-0254 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [portals-pluto-scm] 20210714 [portals-pluto] branch master updated: PLUTO-792 Upgrade to taglibs-standard-impl-1.2.3 due to CVE-2015-0254 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [portals-pluto-dev] 20210714 [jira] [Created] (PLUTO-792) Upgrade to taglibs-standard-impl-1.2.3 due to CVE-2015-0254 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130575/Apache-Standard-Taglibs-1.2.1-XXE-Remote-Command-Execution.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_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)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisory GHSA-6x4w-8w53-xrvv (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 14 Oct 2026, 21:06 UTC.