# CVE-2017-7465: Code injection in jboss

> Attackers can achieve remote code execution via XSLT injection in JBoss EAP unless secure processing is enabled.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.0 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Jun 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x996-h3mp-c4p4

## What is CVE-2017-7465?

CVE-2017-7465 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 27 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

It was found that the JAXP implementation used in JBoss EAP 7.0 for XSLT processing is vulnerable to code injection. An attacker could use this flaw to cause remote code execution if they are able to provide XSLT content for parsing. Doing a transform in JAXP requires the use of a 'javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory'. If the FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING feature is set to 'true', it mitigates this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code), CWE-611 (Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7465?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-7465?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-7465 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-7465 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7465 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-2017-7465 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-7465 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 27 Jun 2018. 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-2017-7465 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

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-2017-7465/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7465/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7465
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7465
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-7465

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