MEDIUM
Restlet Framework 2.1.x before 2.1.7 and 2.x.x before 2.2 RC1, when using XMLRepresentation or XML serializers, allows attackers to cause a denial of service via an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack
Published Oct 6, 2014
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.34%
Description
Restlet Framework 2.1.x before 2.1.7 and 2.x.x before 2.2 RC1, when using XMLRepresentation or XML serializers, allows attackers to cause a denial of service via an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 2.2
- 2.1.0
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.2
- 2.1.3
- 2.1.4
- 2.1.5
- 2.1.6
- 2.2
- 2.2
- 2.2
- 2.2
- 2.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.34% 0.01336
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01336
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.34% (0.01336) | 70.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.34% (0.01336) | 67.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.37% (0.00372) | 56.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00240) | 62.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 18, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00240) | 62.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00240) | 60.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56940 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91181 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-73cq-fhp3-8rpw Advisory
- https://github.com/restlet/restlet-framework-java/wiki/XEE-security-enhancements x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1868
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/56940 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91181 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-73cq-fhp3-8rpw | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/restlet/restlet-framework-java/wiki/XEE-security-enhancements | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1868 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 6, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Feb 5, 2014
Link CVE-2014-1868
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-73CQ-FHP3-8RPW Updated n/a