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Castor CVE-2014-3004

MEDIUM
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (CWE-611)
2014-06-11 cve@mitre.org
4.3
CVSS 2.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
P
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Jun 11, 2014 - 14:55 cve.org
MEDIUM 4.3

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact
† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth
  • 33 maven packages depend on castor:castor (12 direct, 21 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 1.0.

DescriptionCVE.org

The default configuration for the Xerces SAX Parser in Castor before 1.3.3 allows context-dependent attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted XML document.

AnalysisAI

The default configuration for the Xerces SAX Parser in Castor before 1.3.3 allows context-dependent attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted XML document. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as XML External Entity (XXE) (CWE-611), which allows attackers to read arbitrary files or perform SSRF through XML processing. The default configuration for the Xerces SAX Parser in Castor before 1.3.3 allows context-dependent attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted XML document. Affected products include: Castor Project Castor, Opensuse, Opensuse Project Opensuse. Version information: before 1.3.3.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Disable external entity processing in XML parsers, use JSON instead of XML where possible.

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