CVE-2014-3530 XML External Entity Reference in org.picketlink:picketlink-common
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via XML External Entity injection in PicketLink, affecting JBoss EAP users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-3530?
CVE-2014-3530 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 22 Jul 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The org.picketlink.common.util.DocumentUtil.getDocumentBuilderFactory method in PicketLink, as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBEAP) 5.2.0 and 6.2.4, expands entity references, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary code and possibly have other unspecified impact via unspecified vectors, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3530?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.picketlink:picketlink-common. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.picketlink:picketlink-common Maven | All versions | 2.7.0.Final |
org.picketlink:picketlink-common Maven | All versions | 2.7.0.Final |
Linux distribution packages (7)
picketlink-federation Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el4 | All versions | 0:2.1.5-3_patch_01.ep5.el4 |
picketlink-federation Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el5 | All versions | 0:2.1.5-3_patch_01.ep5.el5 |
picketlink-federation Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el6 | All versions | 0:2.1.5-3_patch_01.el6_5 |
picketlink-federation Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5 | All versions | 0:2.1.9-5.SP3_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 |
picketlink-federation Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el6 | All versions | 0:2.1.9-5.SP3_redhat_2.1.ep6.el6 |
picketlink-federation Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_platform:5::el5 | All versions | 0:2.1.5-3_patch_01.ep5.el5 |
picketlink-federation Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_platform:5::el6 | All versions | 0:2.1.5-3_patch_01.el6_5 |
Products include Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3530?
Upgrade org.picketlink:picketlink-common to 2.7.0.Final or later.
Is CVE-2014-3530 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3530 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2010-0738 Red Hat JBoss Authentication Bypass
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- CVE-2017-7504 Deserialization in JBoss
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-2c9q-qwrc-f486, RHSA-2014:0883, RHSA-2014:0885, RHSA-2014:0898.