CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2014-0225

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: May 25, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
8.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
5 MODERATE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

When processing user provided XML documents, the Spring Framework 4.0.0 to 4.0.4, 3.0.0 to 3.2.8, and possibly earlier unsupported versions did not disable by default the resolution of URI references in a DTD declaration. This enabled an XXE attack.

Weakness

The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Spring_framework Pivotal_software 3.0.0 (including) 3.0.0 (including)
Spring_framework Pivotal_software 3.1.0 (including) 3.1.0 (including)
Spring_framework Pivotal_software 3.2.0 (including) 3.2.0 (including)
Spring_framework Pivotal_software 4.0.0 (including) 4.0.0 (including)
Spring_framework Vmware 3.0.1 (including) 3.0.1 (including)
Spring_framework Vmware 3.0.2 (including) 3.0.2 (including)
Spring_framework Vmware 3.0.3 (including) 3.0.3 (including)
Spring_framework Vmware 3.0.4 (including) 3.0.4 (including)
Spring_framework Vmware 3.0.5 (including) 3.0.5 (including)
Spring_framework Vmware 3.0.6 (including) 3.0.6 (including)
Spring_framework Vmware 3.0.7 (including) 3.0.7 (including)
Spring_framework Vmware 3.1.0-rc1 (including) 3.1.0-rc1 (including)
Spring_framework Vmware 3.1.0-rc2 (including) 3.1.0-rc2 (including)
Spring_framework Vmware 3.1.1 (including) 3.1.1 (including)
Spring_framework Vmware 3.1.2 (including) 3.1.2 (including)
Spring_framework Vmware 3.1.3 (including) 3.1.3 (including)
Spring_framework Vmware 3.1.4 (including) 3.1.4 (including)
Spring_framework Vmware 3.2.0-rc1 (including) 3.2.0-rc1 (including)
Spring_framework Vmware 3.2.0-rc2 (including) 3.2.0-rc2 (including)
Spring_framework Vmware 3.2.0-rc2-a (including) 3.2.0-rc2-a (including)
Spring_framework Vmware 3.2.1 (including) 3.2.1 (including)
Spring_framework Vmware 3.2.2 (including) 3.2.2 (including)
Spring_framework Vmware 3.2.3 (including) 3.2.3 (including)
Spring_framework Vmware 3.2.4 (including) 3.2.4 (including)
Spring_framework Vmware 3.2.5 (including) 3.2.5 (including)
Spring_framework Vmware 3.2.6 (including) 3.2.6 (including)
Spring_framework Vmware 3.2.7 (including) 3.2.7 (including)
Spring_framework Vmware 3.2.8 (including) 3.2.8 (including)
Spring_framework Vmware 4.0.0-rc1 (including) 4.0.0-rc1 (including)
Spring_framework Vmware 4.0.0-rc2 (including) 4.0.0-rc2 (including)
Spring_framework Vmware 4.0.1 (including) 4.0.1 (including)
Spring_framework Vmware 4.0.2 (including) 4.0.2 (including)
Spring_framework Vmware 4.0.3 (including) 4.0.3 (including)
Spring_framework Vmware 4.0.4 (including) 4.0.4 (including)
Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.1 RedHat *
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.1 RedHat *
Libspring-java Ubuntu artful *
Libspring-java Ubuntu esm-infra-legacy/trusty *
Libspring-java Ubuntu precise *
Libspring-java Ubuntu saucy *
Libspring-java Ubuntu trusty *
Libspring-java Ubuntu trusty/esm *
Libspring-java Ubuntu utopic *
Libspring-java Ubuntu vivid *
Libspring-java Ubuntu wily *
Libspring-java Ubuntu yakkety *
Libspring-java Ubuntu zesty *

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