CVE-2014-0225 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Spring Framework
Attackers can exploit XML External Entity vulnerabilities in Spring Framework to read sensitive files or cause denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-0225?
CVE-2014-0225 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Spring Framework, published on 25 May 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-611
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0225?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.springframework:spring-webmvc. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.springframework:spring-webmvc Maven | From 3.0.0 | 3.2.8 |
org.springframework:spring-webmvc Maven | From 3.0.0 | 3.2.8 |
org.springframework:spring-webmvc Maven | From 4.0.0 | 4.0.5 |
org.springframework:spring-webmvc Maven | From 4.0.0 | 4.0.5 |
Products include Pivotal Software Spring Framework, Vmware Spring Framework.
How do I fix CVE-2014-0225?
Upgrade org.springframework:spring-webmvc to a fixed version for your release line: 3.2.8 or 4.0.5.
Is CVE-2014-0225 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0225 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Spring Framework
- CVE-2016-5007 Spring Security and Spring Framework may not recognize certain paths that should be protected
- CVE-2016-9878 Pivotal Spring Framework Paths provided to the ResourceServlet were not properly sanitized
- CVE-2013-6429 Cross-Site Request Forgery in Spring Framework
- CVE-2013-6430 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Spring Framework
- CVE-2015-0201 Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.springframework:spring-core
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0225, GHSA-f93f-g33r-8pcp, MGASA-2015-0211, ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2014-0225, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0225.