Java: XML eXternal Entity (XXE) flaw in ParserPool and Decrypter

It was found that the ParserPool and Decrypter classes in the OpenSAML Java implementation resolved external entities, permitting XML External Entity XXE attacks. A remote attacker could use this flaw to read files accessible to the user running the application server, and potentially perform oth...

tomcat: information disclosure via XXE when running untrusted web applications

It was found that several application-provided XML files, such as web.xml, content.xml, .tld, .tagx, and .jspx, resolved external entities, permitting XML External Entity XXE attacks. An attacker able to deploy malicious applications to Tomcat could use this flaw to circumvent security restrictio...

RESTEasy: XXE via parameter entities

It was found that the fix for CVE-2012-0818 was incomplete: external parameter entities were not disabled when the resteasy.document.expand.entity.references parameter was set to false. A remote attacker able to send XML requests to a RESTEasy endpoint could use this flaw to read files accessible...

Tomcat/JBossWeb: XML parser hijack by malicious web application

It was found that, in certain circumstances, it was possible for a malicious web application to replace the XML parsers used by JBoss Web / Apache Tomcat to process XSLTs for the default servlet, JSP documents, tag library descriptors TLDs, and tag plug-in configuration files. The injected XML...

RESTEasy: XXE via parameter entities

It was found that the fix for CVE-2012-0818 was incomplete: external parameter entities were not disabled when the resteasy.document.expand.entity.references parameter was set to false. A remote attacker able to send XML requests to a RESTEasy endpoint could use this flaw to read files accessible...

Tomcat/JBossWeb: XXE vulnerability via user supplied XSLTs

It was found that the org.apache.catalina.servlets.DefaultServlet implementation in JBoss Web / Apache Tomcat allowed the definition of XML External Entities XXEs in provided XSLTs. A malicious application could use this to circumvent intended security restrictions to disclose sensitive informati...

RedHat Update for tomcat6 RHSA-2014:0865-01

The remote host is missing an update for the Copyright C 2014 Greenbone Networks GmbH Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This program is free software; you can...

VulnCheck KEV: CVE-2013-5014

The management console in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager SEPM 11.0 before 11.0.7405.1424 and 12.1 before 12.1.4023.4080, and Symantec Protection Center Small Business Edition 12.x before 12.1.4023.4080, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via XML data containing an external...

Yahoo!: Out-of-band read of arbitrary ASCII files on YQL backend servers via XML external parameter entities

The Yahoo Query Language YQL service allowed arbitrary XML documents to be loaded via the feednormalizer table and its prexslurl parameter. This enabled an attacker to exfiltrate data from the YQL backend servers by defining external parameter entities in the XML document that read local files. T...

Scientific Linux Security Update : tomcat6 on SL6.x i386/srpm/x86_64 (20140709)

It was discovered that Apache Tomcat did not limit the length of chunk sizes when using chunked transfer encoding. A remote attacker could use this flaw to perform a denial of service attack against Tomcat by streaming an unlimited quantity of data, leading to excessive consumption of server...

RHEL 6 : tomcat6 (RHSA-2014:0865)

Updated tomcat6 packages that fix three security issues and two bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores, which give detailed severity...

Tomcat/JBossWeb: XXE vulnerability via user supplied XSLTs

It was found that the org.apache.catalina.servlets.DefaultServlet implementation in JBoss Web / Apache Tomcat allowed the definition of XML External Entities XXEs in provided XSLTs. A malicious application could use this to circumvent intended security restrictions to disclose sensitive informati...

Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat6 security and bug fix update

Updated tomcat6 packages that fix three security issues and two bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores, which give detailed severity...

RHEL 5 / 6 : Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2.4 (RHSA-2014:0843)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 / 6 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2014:0843 advisory. Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 is a platform for Java applications based on JBoss Application Server 7. It was discover...

RHEL 5 / 6 : JBoss Web Server (RHSA-2014:0835)

Updated tomcat7 packages that fix three security issues are now available for Red Hat JBoss Web Server 2.0.1 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores, whic...

Tomcat/JBossWeb: XXE vulnerability via user supplied XSLTs

It was found that the org.apache.catalina.servlets.DefaultServlet implementation in JBoss Web / Apache Tomcat allowed the definition of XML External Entities XXEs in provided XSLTs. A malicious application could use this to circumvent intended security restrictions to disclose sensitive informati...

Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2.4 security update

An update for Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2.4 that fixes multiple security issues is now available from the Red Hat Customer Portal. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score...

Tomcat/JBossWeb: XXE vulnerability via user supplied XSLTs

It was found that the org.apache.catalina.servlets.DefaultServlet implementation in JBoss Web / Apache Tomcat allowed the definition of XML External Entities XXEs in provided XSLTs. A malicious application could use this to circumvent intended security restrictions to disclose sensitive informati...

Tomcat/JBossWeb: XXE vulnerability via user supplied XSLTs

It was found that the org.apache.catalina.servlets.DefaultServlet implementation in JBoss Web / Apache Tomcat allowed the definition of XML External Entities XXEs in provided XSLTs. A malicious application could use this to circumvent intended security restrictions to disclose sensitive informati...

Tomcat/JBossWeb: XXE vulnerability via user supplied XSLTs

It was found that the org.apache.catalina.servlets.DefaultServlet implementation in JBoss Web / Apache Tomcat allowed the definition of XML External Entities XXEs in provided XSLTs. A malicious application could use this to circumvent intended security restrictions to disclose sensitive informati...