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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2015-0254

high Nessus Plugin ID 218642

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - 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. (CVE-2015-0254)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-0254

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 218642

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2015_0254.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/4/2025

Updated: 9/2/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-0254

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 6.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-ant, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-maven-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-server, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-jsp, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-util-ajax, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-jspc-maven-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-websocket-common, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-security, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-maven-plugin, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-http, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-util-ajax, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-io, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-monitor, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-plus, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-websocket-server, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-client, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-proxy, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-util, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-websocket-common, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-jmx, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-xml, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-jaspi, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-io, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-xml, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-webapp, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-websocket-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-websocket-servlet, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-util, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jakarta-taglibs-standard, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-jndi, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-webapp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-jaspi, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-jspc-maven-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-plus, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-servlet, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-project, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-websocket-servlet, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-annotations, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-websocket-client, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-jndi, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-deploy, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-websocket-server, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-websocket-parent, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-proxy, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-jaas, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-server, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-rewrite, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-servlets, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-ant, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-websocket-client, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-start, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-monitor, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-websocket-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jakarta-taglibs-standard, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-servlets, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-runner, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-websocket-parent, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-start, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-runner, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-client, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-jaas, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-rewrite, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-deploy, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-project, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-jsp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-servlet, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-security, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-continuation, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-http, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-annotations, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jetty-jmx, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jetty-continuation

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/27/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-0254