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CVE-2017-15685 Crafter CMS

Affected softwareCrafter CMS
Severity8.6 High CVSS 3.1 2 scores
Fixed in3.0.2
WeaknessXML injection (CWE-91)
Published27 Nov 2020
Updated9 Jul 2026

Description

Crafter CMS Crafter Studio 3.0.1 is affected by: XML External Entity (XXE). An unauthenticated attacker is able to create a site with specially crafted XML that allows the retrieval of OS files out-of-band.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 5 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 1.7% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Protected by Waratek

Waratek has a rule that blocks attacks on this vulnerability.

  • Protection full XXE
  • Action available security rule
  • Review automated Inferred
  • Record active
Decided by A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule
Finding Protected by Waratek's ARMR xxe security rule, which blocks this class of attack at the JVM level without a rule written for this CVE specifically. The CVE's weakness is CWE-91: XML Injection.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-15685

Upgrade Crafter CMS to 3.0.2 or later. Until you can, Waratek RASP blocks exploitation with its XXE rule. It runs inside the Java application, with no code changes.

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CVSS

8.6 HIGH v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.1 8.6 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N NVD Primary published
CVSS 2.0 5.0 none AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev
PackageIntroducedFixedLast affected
org.craftercms:crafter-studio 0 3.0.2 unbounded

Products and versions

2 products, 2 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd craftercms crafter cms generic ≥ 3.0.0 and < 3.0.1
osv org.craftercms crafter-studio generic < 3.0.2

References

URLTags
https://docs.craftercms.org/en/3.0/security/advisory.html WEB
http://crafter.com WEB

Timeline

Published2020-11-27By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-07-09NVD's own last-modified date for this record.