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CVE-2014-3600

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Oct 27, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3600
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.10.1 allows remote consumers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving an XPath based selector when dequeuing XML messages.

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

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
ActivemqApache5.0.0 (including)5.0.0 (including)
ActivemqApache5.1.0 (including)5.1.0 (including)
ActivemqApache5.2.0 (including)5.2.0 (including)
ActivemqApache5.3.0 (including)5.3.0 (including)
ActivemqApache5.3.1 (including)5.3.1 (including)
ActivemqApache5.3.2 (including)5.3.2 (including)
ActivemqApache5.4.0 (including)5.4.0 (including)
ActivemqApache5.4.1 (including)5.4.1 (including)
ActivemqApache5.4.2 (including)5.4.2 (including)
ActivemqApache5.4.3 (including)5.4.3 (including)
ActivemqApache5.5.0 (including)5.5.0 (including)
ActivemqApache5.5.1 (including)5.5.1 (including)
ActivemqApache5.6.0 (including)5.6.0 (including)
ActivemqApache5.7.0 (including)5.7.0 (including)
ActivemqApache5.8.0 (including)5.8.0 (including)
ActivemqApache5.9.0 (including)5.9.0 (including)
ActivemqApache5.9.1 (including)5.9.1 (including)
ActivemqApache5.10.0 (including)5.10.0 (including)
Fuse ESB Enterprise 7.1.0RedHat*
Fuse Management Console 7.1.0RedHat*
Fuse MQ Enterprise 7.1.0RedHat*
Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.1RedHat*
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.1RedHat*
ActivemqUbuntuprecise*
ActivemqUbuntutrusty*
ActivemqUbuntuupstream*

Potential Mitigations

References

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