CVE-2015-3271 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2016-12-15

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: 1.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tika:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-0574	Apache Tika server (aka tika-server) in Apache Tika 1.9 might allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the HTTP fileUrl header.
Github GHSA	GHSA-ccjp-w723-2jf2	Apache Tika Server exposes sensitive information

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01074.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/13/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95020
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d2b3e7afb0251fac95fdee9817423cbc91e3d99a848c25a51d91c1e8%401439485507%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E

History

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Subscriptions

Apache Tika

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2016-12-15T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:39:32.100Z

Reserved: 2015-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-3271

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-12-15T22:59:00.180

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-3271

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

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