# CVE-2011-1483: JBossWS vulnerable to uncontrolled recursion > Remote attackers can cause denial of service via crafted XML with nested entities in JBossWS Native, requiring patches for affected JBoss platforms. - **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Not needed - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 28 Jul 2013 - **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** GHSA-rj4p-7mm6-gm9j, RHSA-2011:1301, RHSA-2011:1303, RHSA-2011:1306, RHSA-2011:1309 ## What is CVE-2011-1483? CVE-2011-1483 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 28 Jul 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. ### Official description wsf/common/DOMUtils.java in JBossWS Native in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.2.0.CP09, 4.3, and 5.1.1; JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform 4.3.CP06 and 5.1.1; JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform 4.2.CP05, 4.3.CP05, and 5.1.0; JBoss Communications Platform 1.2.11 and 5.1.1; JBoss Enterprise BRMS Platform 5.1.0; and JBoss Enterprise Web Platform 5.1.1 does not properly handle recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted request containing an XML document with a DOCTYPE declaration and a large number of nested entity references, a similar issue to CVE-2003-1564. ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1483? 2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jboss.ws:jbossws-common. It affects 7 products. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `org.jboss.ws:jbossws-common` | Maven | All versions | 2.1.0.Final | | `org.jboss.ws:jbossws-common` | Maven | All versions | 2.1.0.Final | | `jbossas` | Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:4.2.0::el4 | All versions | 0:4.2.0-6.GA_CP09.11.ep1.el4 | | `jbossas-4.2.0.GA_CP09-bin` | Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:4.2.0::el4 | All versions | 0:4.2.0-6.GA_CP09.11.ep1.el4 | | `jbossas-client` | Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:4.2.0::el4 | All versions | 0:4.2.0-6.GA_CP09.11.ep1.el4 | | `jbossas` | Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:4.2.0::el5 | All versions | 0:4.2.0-6.GA_CP09.11.1.ep1.el5 | | `jbossas-4.2.0.GA_CP09-bin` | Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:4.2.0::el5 | All versions | 0:4.2.0-6.GA_CP09.11.1.ep1.el5 | | `jbossas-client` | Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:4.2.0::el5 | All versions | 0:4.2.0-6.GA_CP09.11.1.ep1.el5 | | `jbossws-common` | Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:4.3.0::el4 | All versions | 0:1.0.0-5.GA_CP07_patch_01.1.ep1.el4 | | `jbossws-common` | Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:4.3.0::el5 | All versions | 0:1.0.0-5.GA_CP07_patch_01.1.ep1.el5 | | `jbossws-common` | Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el4 | All versions | 0:1.1.0-4.SP7_patch_02.1.ep5.el4 | | `jbossws-common` | Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el5 | All versions | 0:1.1.0-4.SP7_patch_02.1.ep5.el5 | | `jbossws-common` | Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el6 | All versions | 0:1.1.0-4.SP7_patch_02.1.ep5.el6 | | `jbossws-common` | Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_platform:5::el5 | All versions | 0:1.1.0-4.SP7_patch_02.1.ep5.el5 | | `jbossws-common` | Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_platform:5::el6 | All versions | 0:1.1.0-4.SP7_patch_02.1.ep5.el6 | Products: Hp Network Node Manager I, Redhat Jboss Communications Platform, Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, Redhat Jboss Enterprise Brms Platform, Redhat Jboss Enterprise Portal Platform, Redhat Jboss Enterprise Soa Platform, Redhat Jboss Enterprise Web Platform. ## How do I fix CVE-2011-1483? Upgrade org.jboss.ws:jbossws-common to 2.1.0.Final or later. ## Is CVE-2011-1483 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1483 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform - [CVE-2014-2624](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2624/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0) - [CVE-2013-6218](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6218/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0) - [CVE-2012-3275](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3275/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0) - [CVE-2017-8948](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8948/): Security feature bypass in Network Node Manager i (NNMi) Software (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2016-4398](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4398/): Deserialization in HP Network Node Manager (NNMi) (high 8.8) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2011-1483 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2011-1483 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 28 Jul 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1483 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected packages and fixed versions: - org.jboss.ws:jbossws-common (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 2.1.0.Final - org.jboss.ws:jbossws-common (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 2.1.0.Final Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1483/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1483/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1483 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1483 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-1483 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1483/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.