CVE-2014-0225
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Spring Framework
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.24%
Description
When processing user provided XML documents, the Spring Framework 4.0.0 to 4.0.4, 3.0.0 to 3.2.8, and possibly earlier unsupported versions did not disable by default the resolution of URI references in a DTD declaration. This enabled an XXE attack.
How to fix CVE-2014-0225
To remediate CVE-2014-0225, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 3.0.6.RELEASE-14 or later
- —upgrade to 4.0.5 or later
Is CVE-2014-0225 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 3.0.6.RELEASE-14
- >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.5
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |