GHSA-f93f-g33r-8pcp CVE-2014-0225
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Spring Framework
- Severity
- 8.8 / 10
- High · CVSS 3.0
- Exploit chance (EPSS)
- 1.47%
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 73.83% of scored vulnerabilities.
- Known exploited
- No
- Not in CISA's catalog
- Weakness
- CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
- Fix
4.0.5- Upgrade org.springframework:spring-webmvc to this version or later
Description
When 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.
Affected versions
Maven
| Package | Vulnerable | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.springframework:spring-webmvc | >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.5 |
4.0.5 |
| org.springframework:spring-webmvc | >= 3.0.0, < 3.2.8 |
3.2.8 |
How to fix
Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.
org.springframework:spring-webmvc Maven → 4.0.5
- maven
<dependency><groupId>org.springframework</groupId><artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId><version>4.0.5</version></dependency>- gradle
implementation("org.springframework:spring-webmvc:4.0.5")
Severity breakdown
CVSS 3.0 8.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Weakness
CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
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.
How to prevent it
- Implementation, System Configuration: Many XML parsers and validators can be configured to disable external entity expansion.
References
Advisories
Other links
- github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/44ee51a6c9c3734b3fcf9a208171…
- github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/8e096aeef55287dc829484996c93…
- github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/c6503ebbf7c9e21ff022c58706db…
- jira.spring.io/browse/SPR-11768
- pivotal.io/security/cve-2014-0225
Timeline
- Published
- Last updated by the source
- Latest EPSS score
Related advisories
| Advisory | Severity | Why it's related |
|---|---|---|
| GHSA-36p3-wjmg-h94x Remote Code Execution in Spring Framework | Critical Known exploited | Also affects org.springframework:spring-webmvc |
| GHSA-j9f9-w8pj-32f8 Spring Framework Server Sent Event stream corruption while rendering fragments | Critical | Also affects org.springframework:spring-webmvc |
| GHSA-pc63-qcmh-9cmg Spring Framework Improper Path Limitation in XsltView | Critical | Also affects org.springframework:spring-webmvc |
| GHSA-cjpg-rgq5-fr37 Spring Framework Multipart Request Smuggling in Spring MVC and WebFlux | Medium | Also affects org.springframework:spring-webmvc |
| GHSA-957g-f97v-vppc Spring Framework Cross-site Scripting via JSP Form Tags | Medium | Also affects org.springframework:spring-webmvc |
| GHSA-3chg-m5w7-qfv5 Spring Framework Cross-site Scripting via JavaScriptUtils | Medium | Also affects org.springframework:spring-webmvc |
| GHSA-h3qp-gqrc-q736 Spring Framework Open Redirect in Spring MVC and WebFlux | Medium | Also affects org.springframework:spring-webmvc |
| GHSA-72pg-x5f8-j25j Spring Framework Path Traversal via Versioned Static Resources in Spring MVC and WebFlux | Medium | Also affects org.springframework:spring-webmvc |
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