CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2014-3630

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Dec 29, 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
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Java XML processing functionality in Play before 2.2.6 and 2.3.x before 2.3.5 might allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, or have unspecified other impact via crafted XML data.

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
Play_framework Lightbend 2.2.0 (including) 2.2.0 (including)
Play_framework Lightbend 2.2.0-milestone1 (including) 2.2.0-milestone1 (including)
Play_framework Lightbend 2.2.0-milestone2 (including) 2.2.0-milestone2 (including)
Play_framework Lightbend 2.2.0-milestone3 (including) 2.2.0-milestone3 (including)
Play_framework Lightbend 2.2.1 (including) 2.2.1 (including)
Play_framework Lightbend 2.2.2 (including) 2.2.2 (including)
Play_framework Lightbend 2.3.0 (including) 2.3.0 (including)
Play_framework Lightbend 2.3.0-rc1 (including) 2.3.0-rc1 (including)
Play_framework Lightbend 2.3.0-rc2 (including) 2.3.0-rc2 (including)
Play_framework Lightbend 2.3.1 (including) 2.3.1 (including)
Play_framework Lightbend 2.3.2 (including) 2.3.2 (including)
Play_framework Lightbend 2.3.2-rc1 (including) 2.3.2-rc1 (including)
Play_framework Lightbend 2.3.2-rc2 (including) 2.3.2-rc2 (including)
Play_framework Lightbend 2.3.3 (including) 2.3.3 (including)
Play_framework Lightbend 2.3.4 (including) 2.3.4 (including)
Play_framework Playframework 2.2.0-rc1 (including) 2.2.0-rc1 (including)
Play_framework Playframework 2.2.1-rc1 (including) 2.2.1-rc1 (including)
Play_framework Playframework 2.2.2-rc1 (including) 2.2.2-rc1 (including)
Play_framework Playframework 2.2.2-rc2 (including) 2.2.2-rc2 (including)
Play_framework Playframework 2.2.2-rc3 (including) 2.2.2-rc3 (including)
Play_framework Playframework 2.2.2-rc4 (including) 2.2.2-rc4 (including)
Play_framework Playframework 2.2.3 (including) 2.2.3 (including)
Play_framework Playframework 2.2.4 (including) 2.2.4 (including)
Play_framework Playframework 2.2.5 (including) 2.2.5 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References