{"cve":"CVE-2017-15691","nvd":{"published":"2018-04-26T17:29:00.293","modified":"2026-06-17T01:08:06.260","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":6.5},"cwes":["CWE-611"],"references":["https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1545","https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/00407c65738e625a8cc9d732923a4ab2d8299603cc7c7e5cc2da9c79%40%3Ccommits.uima.apache.org%3E","https://uima.apache.org/security_report#CVE-2017-15691","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1545","https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/00407c65738e625a8cc9d732923a4ab2d8299603cc7c7e5cc2da9c79%40%3Ccommits.uima.apache.org%3E"],"products":["apache:uima-as","apache:uimaducc","apache:uimafit","apache:uimaj"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:49:59.483420567+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-15691","score":0.08855,"percentile":0.95207,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-wp2f-hrg2-3r5m","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-wp2f-hrg2-3r5m","summary":"Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in  Apache uimaj","modified":"2023-11-08T03:58:57.632634Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.uima:uimafit-core","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.uima/uimafit-core","ranges":["<2.4.0"],"fixed":["2.4.0"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.uima:uimaj-core","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.uima/uimaj-core","ranges":["<2.10.2"],"fixed":["2.10.2"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.uima:uimaj-core","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.uima/uimaj-core","ranges":[">=3.0.0-alpha <3.0.0-beta"],"fixed":["3.0.0-beta"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.uima:uimaj-as-core","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.uima/uimaj-as-core","ranges":["<2.10.2"],"fixed":["2.10.2"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}