Framework: XML External Entity (XXE) injection flaw
Published Jan 26, 2014
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 90.56%
Description
The SourceHttpMessageConverter in Spring MVC in Spring Framework before 3.2.5 and 4.0.0.M1 through 4.0.0.RC1 does not disable external entity resolution, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, and conduct CSRF attacks via crafted XML, aka an XML External Entity (XXE) issue, and a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-4152 and CVE-2013-7315.
Affected products
No data.
- ≥ 3.0.0 · ≤ 3.2.4
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
No data.
Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0401
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0400
OpenShift Enterprise 1
activemq
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
jasperreports-server-pro
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
activemq
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0401 |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0400 |
| OpenShift Enterprise 1 | activemq | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | jasperreports-server-pro | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | activemq | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 90.56% (0.90560) | 99.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 90.45% (0.90455) | 99.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2026 | 38.73% (0.38725) | 97.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 17, 2025 | 44.36% (0.44360) | 97.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 13, 2025 | 58.21% (0.58208) | 98.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 2, 2025 | 73.34% (0.73336) | 98.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 24, 2025 | 40.22% (0.40220) | 97.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 20, 2025 | 55.98% (0.55980) | 97.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 86.17% (0.86173) | 99.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 79.75% (0.79745) | 98.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 86.17% (0.86173) | 99.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 66.94% (0.66941) | 98.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | 76.48% (0.76484) | 97.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 12, 2023 | 80.86% (0.80855) | 97.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 87.21% (0.87211) | 97.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0400.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57915 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.gopivotal.com/security/cve-2013-6429 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/530770/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64947 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6429 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1053290 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g6hf-f9cq-q7w7 Advisory
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/2ae6a6a3415eebc57babcb9d3e5505887eda6d8
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/7387cb990e35b0f1b573faf29d4f9ae183d7a5e
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/issues/15704
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05324755 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://jira.spring.io/browse/SPR-11078?redirect=false
- https://jira.springsource.org/browse/SPR-11078?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:worklog-tabpanel x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6429
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6429
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