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Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Castor

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 13, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 27, 2023

Package

maven org.codehaus.castor:castor (Maven)

Affected versions

< 1.3.3

Patched versions

1.3.3

Description

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jun 11, 2014
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 13, 2022
Reviewed Jul 7, 2022
Last updated Jan 27, 2023

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

1.623%
(88th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2014-3004

GHSA ID

GHSA-jwwr-fjgh-cv2x

Source code

No known source code
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