CVE-2014-0225

Summary

CVECVE-2014-0225
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerdell
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-05-25 17:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionWhen 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-611 | XXE


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Pivotal Software Spring Framework 3.0.0 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Spring Framework 3.1.0 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Spring Framework 3.2.0 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Spring Framework 4.0.0 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.0.3 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.0.4 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.0.5 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.0.6 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.0.7 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.1.0 rc1 All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.1.0 rc2 All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.1.1 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.1.2 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.1.3 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.1.4 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.0 rc1 All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.0 rc2 All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.0 rc2-a All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.1 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.2 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.3 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.4 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.5 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.6 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.7 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.8 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.0.0 rc1 All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.0.0 rc2 All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.0.3 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.0.4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Pivotal Spring Framework affected 4.0.0 to 4.0.4 Not specified
CNA Pivotal Spring Framework affected 3.0.0 to 3.2.8 Not specified
CNA Pivotal Spring Framework affected Earlier unsupported versions may be affected Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CVE-2014-0225 Information Disclosure when using Spring MVC | Pivotal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 pivotal.io Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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