7.5
HIGH
CVE-2014-3490
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform RESTEasy XXE
Description

RESTEasy 2.3.1 before 2.3.8.SP2 and 3.x before 3.0.9, as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) 6.3.0, does not disable external entities when the resteasy.document.expand.entity.references parameter is set to false, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and have other unspecified impact via unspecified vectors, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0818.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 19, 2014, 6:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 21, 2019, 2:22 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-3490 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 Redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform
2 Redhat resteasy
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Mar. 21, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html" target="_blank">CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')</a> <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html" rel="nofollow">CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')</a>
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69058 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69058 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/60019 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/60019 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1298.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1298.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0675.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0675.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1011.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1011.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1040.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1040.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ronsigal/Resteasy/commit/9b7d0f574cafdcf3bea5428f3145ab4908fc6d83 Patch https://github.com/ronsigal/Resteasy/commit/9b7d0f574cafdcf3bea5428f3145ab4908fc6d83 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1039.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1039.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/resteasy/Resteasy/pull/533 No Types Assigned https://github.com/resteasy/Resteasy/pull/533 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0125.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0125.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/resteasy/Resteasy/pull/521 No Types Assigned https://github.com/resteasy/Resteasy/pull/521 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0720.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0720.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0765.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0765.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:2.3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:2.3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.3.1 up to (including) 2.3.7.2 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0.0 up to (excluding) 3.0.9
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69058 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/60019 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 07, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0765.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 28, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0720.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0675.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0125.html
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 20, 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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-3490 is associated with the following CWEs:

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-2014-3490 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.93 }} -0.13%

score

0.82679

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability