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CVE-2014-3490

UnknownEPSS 4.57%

Last modified

CVE-2014-3490 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. RESTEasy 2.3.1 before 2.3.8.SP2 and 3.x before 3.0.9, as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) 6.3.0, does not disable external entities when the resteasy.document.expand.entity.references parameter is set to false, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and have other unspecified impact via unspecified vectors, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0818.. EPSS estimates a 4.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

RESTEasy 2.3.1 before 2.3.8.SP2 and 3.x before 3.0.9, as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) 6.3.0, does not disable external entities when the resteasy.document.expand.entity.references parameter is set to false, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and have other unspecified impact via unspecified vectors, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0818.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
4.57%

90.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

VendorProductVersionsUpdate
RedhatJboss Enterprise Application Platform6.3.0—
RedhatResteasy>= 2.3.1, <= 2.3.7.2—
RedhatResteasy>= 3.0.0, < 3.0.9—
RedhatResteasy3.0Beta1

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Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-3490?
RESTEasy 2.3.1 before 2.3.8.SP2 and 3.x before 3.0.9, as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) 6.3.0, does not disable external entities when the resteasy.document.expand.entity.references parameter is set to false, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and have other unspecified impact via unspecified vectors, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0818.
How severe is CVE-2014-3490?
Severity scoring for CVE-2014-3490 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 4.57% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3490?
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Source: NVD / NIST