CVE-2015-0249

The weblog page template in Apache Roller 5.1 through 5.1.1 allows remote authenticated users...

7.2 High

The weblog page template in Apache Roller 5.1 through 5.1.1 allows remote authenticated users with admin privileges for a weblog to execute arbitrary Java code via crafted Velocity Text Language (aka VTL).

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

4.59%Up 3.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

Record: CVE-2015-0249
CVSS 3.0: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2015-0249
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-0271 No score

Record: EUVD-2015-0271
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mwgg-25xm-cfpx 7.2

The weblog page template in Apache Roller 5.1 through 5.1.1 allows remote authenticated users...

Record: GHSA-mwgg-25xm-cfpx
CVSS 3.0: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

apache roller

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-0249 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Apache Roller, published July 14, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.59%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.