Jboss Bpm SuiteApplication · Redhat
CVE-2015-1818
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedXML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the dashbuilder import facility (DocumentBuilders in org.jboss.dashboard.export.ImportManagerImpl) in Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite before 6.1.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks, and have other unspecified impact via a crafted XML document.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceXXE vulnerability in JBoss BPM Suite's dashbuilder import facility allows attackers to read arbitrary files and conduct SSRF attacks via crafted XML documents with malicious external entity references.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Jboss Bpm SuiteApplication
<= 6.1.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify JBoss BPM Suite installation and versionLocate the JBoss BPM Suite installation directory and check the version manifest or product-conf.xml file. Common locations include $JBOSS_HOME/bin/product.conf or version files in the installation root.Affected if The installed version is 6.1.0 or lower (any version <= 6.1.0)
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Verify the dashbuilder web application is deployedCheck for the presence of the dashbuilder WAR file (dashbuilder-*.war) in the deployments directory of the JBoss application server.Affected if The dashbuilder web application is deployed and accessible
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Confirm the import facility is accessibleCheck if the dashbuilder import endpoint is available by attempting to access the import functionality through the web interface or checking the deployed dashbuilder servlets.Affected if The import feature is exposed and accepts XML file uploads
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Check XML parser configuration for external entity processingExamine the ImportManagerImpl class or configuration for the XML DocumentBuilder settings. Look for whether external entity processing is enabled or if the parser has proper XXE protections configured.Affected if External entity processing is enabled in the XML parser configuration (DTD processing not disabled)
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Review server logs for XXE indicatorsCheck JBoss server logs for any suspicious XML parsing errors, file access attempts, or network requests that may indicate exploitation attempts.Affected if Log evidence shows XXE-style parsing errors or unexpected outbound connections from the application server
You are affected if JBoss BPM Suite version 6.1.0 or lower is installed AND the dashbuilder import facility is deployed and accessible, with external entity processing enabled in the XML parser configuration.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to JBoss BPM Suite 6.1.2 or later, which contains the patched ImportManagerImpl with external entity processing disabled in the XML DocumentBuilder configuration.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2015-1818 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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