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Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Spring Framework

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 13, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 27, 2024

Package

maven org.springframework:spring-webmvc (Maven)

Affected versions

>= 4.0.0, < 4.0.5
>= 3.0.0, < 3.2.8

Patched versions

4.0.5
3.2.8

Description

When processing user provided XML documents, the Spring Framework 4.0.0 to 4.0.4, 3.0.0 to 3.2.8, and possibly earlier unsupported versions did not disable by default the resolution of URI references in a DTD declaration. This enabled an XXE attack.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database May 25, 2017
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 13, 2022
Reviewed Jul 7, 2022
Last updated Feb 27, 2024

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

0.181%
(56th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2014-0225

GHSA ID

GHSA-f93f-g33r-8pcp

Source code

No known source code

Credits

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