Tomcat/JBossWeb: XXE vulnerability via user supplied XSLTs
Published May 31, 2014
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.91%
Description
java/org/apache/catalina/servlets/DefaultServlet.java in the default servlet in Apache Tomcat before 6.0.40, 7.x before 7.0.53, and 8.x before 8.0.4 does not properly restrict XSLT stylesheets, which allows remote attackers to bypass security-manager restrictions and read arbitrary files via a crafted web application that provides an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 7.0.0
- 7.0.0
- 7.0.1
- 7.0.2
- 7.0.2
- 7.0.3
- 7.0.4
- 7.0.4
- 7.0.5
- 7.0.6
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- 7.0.21
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- 7.0.31
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- 7.0.35
- 7.0.36
- 7.0.37
- 7.0.38
- 7.0.39
- 7.0.40
- 7.0.41
- 7.0.42
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- 7.0.44
- 7.0.45
- 7.0.46
- 7.0.47
- 7.0.48
- 7.0.49
- 7.0.50
- 7.0.52
Configuration 2
Configuration 3
- ≤ 6.0.39
- 6
- 6.0
- 6.0.0
- 6.0.0
- 6.0.1
- 6.0.1
- 6.0.2
- 6.0.2
- 6.0.2
- 6.0.3
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- 6.0.24
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- 6.0.31
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- 6.0.33
- 6.0.35
- 6.0.36
- 6.0.37
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
tomcat6-0:6.0.24-72.el6_5
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0865
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
tomcat-0:7.0.42-6.el7_0
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0827
Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.0
jbossweb
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0234
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0
jbossweb
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0235
Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6.3
jbossweb
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0895
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.0
jbossweb
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0765
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0675
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0842
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2 for RHEL 5
jbossweb-0:7.3.2-4.Final_redhat_3.1.ep6.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0843
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2 for RHEL 6
jbossweb-0:7.3.2-4.Final_redhat_3.1.ep6.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0843
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 5
tomcat6-0:6.0.37-20_patch_04.ep6.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0834
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 5
tomcat7-0:7.0.40-14_patch_03.ep6.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0835
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6
tomcat6-0:6.0.37-29_patch_05.ep6.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0834
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6
tomcat7-0:7.0.40-11_patch_03.ep6.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0835
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6.0
jbossweb
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0720
Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.2
jbossweb
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1009
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 2.0
tomcat6
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0833
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 2.0
tomcat7
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0836
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
tomcat5
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5
jbossweb
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1
tomcat5
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1
tomcat6
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3
jbossweb
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | tomcat6-0:6.0.24-72.el6_5 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0865 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | tomcat-0:7.0.42-6.el7_0 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0827 |
| Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.0 | jbossweb | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0234 |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0 | jbossweb | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0235 |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6.3 | jbossweb | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0895 |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.0 | jbossweb | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0765 |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0675 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0842 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2 for RHEL 5 | jbossweb-0:7.3.2-4.Final_redhat_3.1.ep6.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0843 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2 for RHEL 6 | jbossweb-0:7.3.2-4.Final_redhat_3.1.ep6.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0843 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 5 | tomcat6-0:6.0.37-20_patch_04.ep6.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0834 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 5 | tomcat7-0:7.0.40-14_patch_03.ep6.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0835 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6 | tomcat6-0:6.0.37-29_patch_05.ep6.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0834 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6 | tomcat7-0:7.0.40-11_patch_03.ep6.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0835 |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6.0 | jbossweb | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0720 |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.2 | jbossweb | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1009 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 2.0 | tomcat6 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0833 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 2.0 | tomcat7 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0836 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | tomcat5 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 | jbossweb | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 | tomcat5 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 | tomcat6 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3 | jbossweb | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does affect JBossWeb as shipped in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 is currently in reduced support phase (Phase 2: Maintenance Support), receiving only Critical and Important security updates, hence this issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates for Red Hat Enterprise Application Platform 5. 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/ and the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
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: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 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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.91% (0.06905) | 93.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.93% (0.06930) | 93.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 6.28% (0.06284) | 90.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.33% (0.01331) | 78.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00126) | 48.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00129) | 45.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.34% (0.07344) | 92.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.34% (0.07344) | 91.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.34% (0.07344) | 80.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
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