CVE-2015-0254: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

September 14, 2020 (updated July 22, 2021)

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.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-6x4w-8w53-xrvv
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0254

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