CVE-2014-0096

Description

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.33% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory apache.org Vendor Advisory apache.org Vendor Advisory apache.org
Affected: n/a n/a
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References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-0096?
CVE-2014-0096 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-0096?
To fix CVE-2014-0096, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-0096 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-0096 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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