What is CVE-2010-2245?

CVE-2010-2245 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Wink, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2017-08-08.

How severe is CVE-2010-2245?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

XXE in Apache Wink

CVE-2010-2245

XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Apache Wink 1.1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service via a crafted XML document.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published 2017-08-08 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.035 (88.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.116 · newest: 0.035 · change: -0.081

Affected products

Apache Wink

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

svn.apache.org/repos/asf/wink/trunk/security/CVE-2010-2245.pdf (Vendor Advisory)
marc.info/ (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-2245?: CVE-2010-2245 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Wink, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2017-08-08.
How severe is CVE-2010-2245?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.