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CVE-2014-7839
Published:November 25, 2014
Updated:May 17, 2026
DocumentProvider in RESTEasy 2.3.7 and 3.0.9 does not configure the (1) external-general-entities or (2) external-parameter-entities features, which allows remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via unspecified vectors.
Affected Packages
org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-jaxrs (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=1.0-RC1 <3.0.11.Final
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.0.11.Final
Related Resources (11)
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7839
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0850.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7839
http://secunia.com/advisories/62580
https://github.com/resteasy/resteasy/pull/611/commits/3ab999c899c455a0b0a00bf5e455ed3e8d9ae347
https://github.com/resteasy/Resteasy
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0851.html
https://issues.jboss.org/browse/RESTEASY-1130
https://github.com/resteasy/resteasy/pull/611/commits/8b5d8cfc963794a74636d9a840e899408ec8fdc6
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0675.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0773.html
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
6.4
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Input Validation
CWE-20
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
CWE-611
EPSS
Base Score:
1.26