9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2014-3630
Play Java XML XXE Injection
Description

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Java XML processing functionality in Play before 2.2.6 and 2.3.x before 2.3.5 might allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, or have unspecified other impact via crafted XML data.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 29, 2017, 10:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:20 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-3630 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 Lightbend play_framework
1 Playframework play_framework
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2014-3630.

URL Resource
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/play-framework/7uNX_ImTW08/AogWSjsTAyQJ
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/play-framework/WdbFvemsFDQ
https://infocon.org/cons/SyScan/SyScan%202015%20Singapore/SyScan%202015%20Singapore%20presentations/SyScan15%20David%20Jorm%20-%20Finding%20and%20exploiting%20novel%20flaws%20in%20Java%20software.pdf Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://playframework.com/security/vulnerability/CVE-2014-3630-XmlExternalEntity Issue Tracking Mitigation Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-3630 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-3630 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]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/play-framework/7uNX_ImTW08/AogWSjsTAyQJ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/play-framework/WdbFvemsFDQ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/play-framework/WdbFvemsFDQ
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/play-framework/7uNX_ImTW08/AogWSjsTAyQJ
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:play_framework:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:play_framework:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.3.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:play_framework:2.3.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.3.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:play_framework:2.3.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.3.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:play_framework:2.3.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:play_framework:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:play_framework:2.3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:play_framework:2.3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:play_framework:2.3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.2.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:play_framework:2.2.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.2.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:play_framework:2.2.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.2.0:milestone3:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:play_framework:2.2.0:milestone3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.2.0:milestone2:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:play_framework:2.2.0:milestone2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.2.0:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:play_framework:2.2.0:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:play_framework:2.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 12, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/play-framework/WdbFvemsFDQ No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/play-framework/WdbFvemsFDQ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/play-framework/7uNX_ImTW08/AogWSjsTAyQJ No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/play-framework/7uNX_ImTW08/AogWSjsTAyQJ Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0 up to (including) 2.3.4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.2.0:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.2.0:milestone2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.2.0:milestone3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.2.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.2.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.2.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.2.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.2.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.2.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.2.2:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.3.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.3.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.3.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 13, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/play-framework/WdbFvemsFDQ [Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory]
    Removed Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/play-framework/7uNX_ImTW08/AogWSjsTAyQJ [Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory]
    Added Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/play-framework/WdbFvemsFDQ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/play-framework/7uNX_ImTW08/AogWSjsTAyQJ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/play-framework/7uNX_ImTW08/AogWSjsTAyQJ No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/play-framework/7uNX_ImTW08/AogWSjsTAyQJ Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://infocon.org/cons/SyScan/SyScan%202015%20Singapore/SyScan%202015%20Singapore%20presentations/SyScan15%20David%20Jorm%20-%20Finding%20and%20exploiting%20novel%20flaws%20in%20Java%20software.pdf No Types Assigned https://infocon.org/cons/SyScan/SyScan%202015%20Singapore/SyScan%202015%20Singapore%20presentations/SyScan15%20David%20Jorm%20-%20Finding%20and%20exploiting%20novel%20flaws%20in%20Java%20software.pdf Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://playframework.com/security/vulnerability/CVE-2014-3630-XmlExternalEntity No Types Assigned https://playframework.com/security/vulnerability/CVE-2014-3630-XmlExternalEntity Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/play-framework/WdbFvemsFDQ No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/play-framework/WdbFvemsFDQ Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-611
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0 up to (including) 2.3.4
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-2014-3630 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-2014-3630 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.68 }} 0.04%

score

0.77722

percentile

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