REST: XXE due to insecure configuration of RestEasy
Published Nov 12, 2019
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.20%
Description
HornetQ REST is vulnerable to XML External Entity due to insecure configuration of RestEasy
Affected products
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- Version Fixed In Version: 2.5.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HornetQ REST | HornetQ REST | n/a |
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No data.
Red Hat Satellite 6
hornetq
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | hornetq | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not Vulnerable. HornetQ REST is not provided by any Red Hat product.
Red Hat mitigation
When using HornetQ REST in an application, add the following snippet to its web.xml file to disable entity expansion in RESTEasy as used by HornetQ REST endpoints: <context-param> <param-name>resteasy.document.expand.entity.references</param-name> <param-value>false</param-value> </context-param> Note that this <context-param> setting has precedence over <init-param>, and will override a contrary setting in an <init-param> element.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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 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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.20% (0.01203) | 67.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.20% (0.01203) | 64.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.29% (0.00294) | 50.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00139) | 51.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00139) | 49.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00139) | 47.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3599 Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2014-3599 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1130383 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-3599 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xrh2-c3rm-35jr Advisory
- https://github.com/hornetq/hornetq/commit/b3a63576371828d5f8e64ba7ccbcecb1da8111d2
- https://github.com/victims/victims-cve-db/blob/master/database/java/2014/3599.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3599
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3599
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3599 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2014-3599 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1130383 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-3599 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xrh2-c3rm-35jr | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/hornetq/hornetq/commit/b3a63576371828d5f8e64ba7ccbcecb1da8111d2 | ||
| https://github.com/victims/victims-cve-db/blob/master/database/java/2014/3599.yaml | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3599 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3599 |
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