Seam: XML eXternal Entity (XXE) flaw in remoting
Published Jan 23, 2014
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.67%
Description
Multiple XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerabilities in the (1) ExecutionHandler, (2) PollHandler, and (3) SubscriptionHandler classes in JBoss Seam Remoting in JBoss Seam 2 framework 2.3.1 and earlier, as used in JBoss Web Framework Kit, allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly have other impacts via a crafted XML file.
Affected products
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- ≤ 2.3.1
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.1.0
- 2.1.0
- 2.1.0
- 2.1.0
- 2.1.0
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.2
- 2.1.2
- 2.1.2
- 2.2.0
- 2.2.0
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 2.3.0
- 2.3.0
- 2.3.0
- 2.3.0
- 2.3.0
- 2.3.1
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Red Hat JBoss Web Framework Kit 2.4
Seam
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0045
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5
seam
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Web Framework Kit 2.4 | Seam | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0045 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 | seam | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects Seam 3 remoting, but Seam 3 is not shipped with any Red Hat products, and Seam 3 development has been terminated. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in a future update to Seam 3. Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5; Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4 and 5; Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform 5; Red Hat JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform 4 and 5; and Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Platform 5 are now in Phase 3, Extended Life Support, of their respective life cycles. This issue has been rated as having Moderate security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat JBoss Middleware and Red Hat JBoss Operations Network Product Update and Support Policy: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/jboss_notes/
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:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 3, 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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.67% (0.02674) | 85.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.67% (0.02674) | 83.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.37% (0.01370) | 78.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 18.35% (0.18349) | 96.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 8, 2023 | 25.95% (0.25954) | 95.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 40.11% (0.40110) | 96.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 91.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 90.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 78.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0045.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56572 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029652 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6447 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1044784 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor AdvisoryIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/seam2/jboss-seam/commit/090aa6252affc978a96c388e3fc2c1c2688d9bb5 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6447
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6447
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0045.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/56572 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029652 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6447 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1044784 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor AdvisoryIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/seam2/jboss-seam/commit/090aa6252affc978a96c388e3fc2c1c2688d9bb5 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6447 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6447 |
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