CVE-2014-125087 — Vulnerability in...

CRITICAL

java-xmlbuilder vulnerable to XML External Entity Reference

Published February 19, 2023Updated March 1, 2024Source: osv

Summary

A vulnerability was found in java-xmlbuilder up to 1.1. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. Upgrading to version 1.2 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is e6fddca201790abab4f2c274341c0bb8835c3e73. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-221480.

Advisory Timeline

First published February 19, 2023 (1331 days ago).
Last revised March 1, 2024 — 376 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Maven

Update com.jamesmurty.utils:java-xmlbuilder to 1.2 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 1.2 for com.jamesmurty.utils:java-xmlbuilder -->

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: maven (1).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
com.jamesmurty.utils:java-xmlbuilder	maven	0.3, 0.4, 0.6, 1.0 (+1 more)	1.2

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CWE-611
XML External Entity (XXE)MITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-125087?: java-xmlbuilder vulnerable to XML External Entity Reference This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2014-125087?: CVE-2014-125087 affects com.jamesmurty.utils:java-xmlbuilder. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2014-125087 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-3vrc-rrpw-r5pw

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