# CVE-2014-3490: Incorrect Privilege Assignment in RESTEasy > Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via XML External Entity injection in RESTEasy when specific entity expansion settings are disabled. - **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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:** 19 Aug 2014 - **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** GHSA-qjpq-5pq3-43rr, MGASA-2014-0547, RHSA-2014:1011, RHSA-2014:1040 ## What is CVE-2014-3490? CVE-2014-3490 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 19 Aug 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. ### Official description RESTEasy 2.3.1 before 2.3.8.SP2 and 3.x before 3.0.9, as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) 6.3.0, does not disable external entities when the resteasy.document.expand.entity.references parameter is set to false, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and have other unspecified impact via unspecified vectors, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0818. ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3490? 4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client. It affects 2 products. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client` | Maven | From 2.3.1 | 2.3.8.SP2 | | `org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client` | Maven | From 2.3.1 | 2.3.8.SP2 | | `org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client` | Maven | From 3.0.0 | 3.0.9.Final | | `org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client` | Maven | From 3.0.0 | 3.0.9.Final | | `resteasy-base` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base-atom-provider` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base-jackson-provider` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base-javadoc` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base-jaxb-provider` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base-jaxrs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base-jaxrs-all` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base-jaxrs-api` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base-jettison-provider` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base-providers-pom` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base-tjws` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base-atom-provider` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base-jackson-provider` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base-javadoc` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base-jaxb-provider` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base-jaxrs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base-jaxrs-all` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base-jaxrs-api` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base-jettison-provider` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base-providers-pom` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base-tjws` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base-atom-provider` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base-jackson-provider` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base-javadoc` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base-jaxb-provider` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base-jaxrs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base-jaxrs-all` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base-jaxrs-api` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base-jettison-provider` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base-providers-pom` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base-tjws` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base-atom-provider` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | | `resteasy-base-jackson-provider` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:2.3.5-3.el7_0 | Products: Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, Redhat Resteasy. ## How do I fix CVE-2014-3490? Upgrade org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client to a fixed version for your release line: 2.3.8.SP2 or 3.0.9.Final. ## Is CVE-2014-3490 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3490 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform - [CVE-2017-12149](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12149/): Red Hat JBoss Application Server Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2010-1428](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1428/): Red Hat JBoss Information Disclosure (medium 5.9, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2010-0738](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0738/): Red Hat JBoss Authentication Bypass (low 3.7, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2016-3690](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3690/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2017-7504](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7504/): Deserialization in JBoss (critical 9.8) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2014-3490 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2014-3490 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 19 Aug 2014. 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-2014-3490 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected packages and fixed versions: - org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client (Maven): affected from 2.3.1; fixed in 2.3.8.SP2 - org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client (Maven): affected from 2.3.1; fixed in 2.3.8.SP2 - org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client (Maven): affected from 3.0.0; fixed in 3.0.9.Final - org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client (Maven): affected from 3.0.0; fixed in 3.0.9.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-2014-3490/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3490/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3490 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3490 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-3490 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3490/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.