CVE-2014-0107
Improper Authorization in Apache Xalan-Java
EPSS 5.9%
Description
The TransformerFactory in Apache Xalan-Java before 2.7.2 does not properly restrict access to certain properties when FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING is enabled, which allows remote attackers to bypass expected restrictions and load arbitrary classes or access external resources via a crafted (1) xalan:content-header, (2) xalan:entities, (3) xslt:content-header, or (4) xslt:entities property, or a Java property that is bound to the XSLT 1.0 system-property function.
How to fix CVE-2014-0107
To remediate CVE-2014-0107, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.7.1-9 or later
- —upgrade to 2.7.1-5+deb6u1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.7.2 or later
Is CVE-2014-0107 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 5.9%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2.7.1-9
- from 0, < 2.7.1-5+deb6u1
- from 0, < 2.7.2