CVE-2015-0249
The weblog page template in Apache Roller 5.1 through 5.1.1 allows remote authenticated users...
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.
- Severity
- 7.2 HighCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 4.59%EPSS, 91st percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
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
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used 7.2
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).
- Record
CVE-2015-0249- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
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).
- Record
CVE-2015-0249- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-0271No score
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).
- 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...
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).
- Record
GHSA-mwgg-25xm-cfpx- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS: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
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/30/13
mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/roller-user/201503.mbox/%3CCAF1aazAPWTduVhrPr7WiFaspFdsh21yf0YiSB3UmLjtDVGnfXw%40mail.gmail.com%3E
cve.killedkenny.io/cve/CVE-2015-0249
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0249
mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/roller-user/201503.mbox/%3CCAF1aazAPWTduVhrPr7WiFaspFdsh21yf0YiSB3UmLjtDVGnfXw@mail.gmail.com%3E
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mwgg-25xm-cfpx