4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-3004
Apache Castor XXE Vulnerability
Description

The default configuration for the Xerces SAX Parser in Castor before 1.3.3 allows context-dependent attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted XML document.

INFO

Published Date :

June 11, 2014, 2:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 20, 2021, 11:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-3004 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Opensuse opensuse
1 Opensuse_project opensuse
1 Castor_project castor

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-3004 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-3004 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 20, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://quickview.cloudapps.cisco.com/quickview/bug/CSCvm56811 [No Types Assigned]
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/59427 [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:castor_project:castor:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:castor_project:castor:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:castor_project:castor:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:castor_project:castor:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:castor_project:castor:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:castor_project:castor:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67676 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67676 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00043.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00043.html Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE CWE-16
    Added CWE CWE-611
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 18, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:castor_project:castor:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:castor_project:castor:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:castor_project:castor:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:castor_project:castor:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:castor_project:castor:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:castor_project:castor:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 12, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-3004 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.62 }} 0.00%

score

0.85482

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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