CVE-2014-0096
Improper Input Validation in Apache Tomcat
EPSS 5.8%
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.
How to fix CVE-2014-0096
To remediate CVE-2014-0096, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 6.0.40 or later
- —upgrade to 6.0.40 or later
Is CVE-2014-0096 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 5.8%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 6.0.40
- from 0, < 6.0.40