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    CVE-2014-0096

    java/org/apache/catalina/servlets/DefaultServlet.java in the default servlet in Apache Tomcat before 6.0.40, 7.x before 7.0.53, and 8.x before 8.0.4 does not properly restrict XSLT stylesheets, which allows remote attackers to bypass security-manager restrictions and read arbitrary files via a crafted web application that provides an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

    Published:May 27, 2014
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:May 31, 2014
    EPSS Score:0.01617
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apache
    Product
    Tomcat
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Jboss Bpms
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Jboss Brms
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Jboss Data Grid
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Jboss Data Virtualization
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Jboss Enterprise Application Platform
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Jboss Enterprise Portal Platform
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Jboss Enterprise Web Server
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Jboss Fuse Service Works

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-221 Data Serialization External Entities Blowup

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    References

    http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0268.html
    http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0865.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150282.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141017844705317&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144498216801440&w=2
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0675.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0720.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0765.html
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/135
    http://secunia.com/advisories/59121
    http://secunia.com/advisories/59616
    http://secunia.com/advisories/59678
    http://secunia.com/advisories/59732
    http://secunia.com/advisories/59835
    http://secunia.com/advisories/59849
    http://secunia.com/advisories/59873
    http://secunia.com/advisories/60729
    http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1578610
    http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1578611
    http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1578637
    http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1578655
    http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1585853
    http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
    http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
    http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html
    http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21678231
    http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21681528
    http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3530
    http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3552
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:052
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:053
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:084
    http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7010166
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2014-1972960.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67667
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030301
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html
    https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04851013
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02859c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r587e50b86c1a96ee301f751d50294072d142fd6dc08a8987ae9f3a9b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
    http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0268.html
    http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0865.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150282.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141017844705317&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144498216801440&w=2
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0675.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0720.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0765.html
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/135
    http://secunia.com/advisories/59121
    http://secunia.com/advisories/59616
    http://secunia.com/advisories/59678
    http://secunia.com/advisories/59732
    http://secunia.com/advisories/59835
    http://secunia.com/advisories/59849
    http://secunia.com/advisories/59873
    http://secunia.com/advisories/60729
    http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1578610
    http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1578611
    http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1578637
    http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1578655
    http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1585853
    http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
    http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
    http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html
    http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21678231
    http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21681528
    http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3530
    http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3552
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:052
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:053
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:084
    http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7010166
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2014-1972960.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67667
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030301
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html
    https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04851013
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02859c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r587e50b86c1a96ee301f751d50294072d142fd6dc08a8987ae9f3a9b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High