Medium severity · published Dec 15, 2016
CVE-2015-3271
Apache Tika server (aka tika-server) in Apache Tika 1.9 might allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the HTTP fileUrl header
5.3
CVSS
6.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Apache Tika server (aka tika-server) in Apache Tika 1.9 might allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the HTTP fileUrl header.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.5% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TI
Tika · Apache
1.9 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3271
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3271
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/13/5
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95020
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d2b3e7afb0251fac95fdee9817423cbc91e3d99a848c25a51d91c1e8%401439485507%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
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