restlet: XXE vulnerability in XML extension allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via a crafted REST API HTTP request
Published Nov 30, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.41%
Description
Restlet Framework before 2.3.12 allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via a crafted REST API HTTP request that conducts an XXE attack, because only general external entities (not parameter external entities) are properly considered. This is related to XmlRepresentation, DOMRepresentation, SaxRepresentation, and JacksonRepresentation.
Affected products
No data.
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Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6
camel
Affected
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
org.restlet
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | camel | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | org.restlet | 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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
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 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.41% (0.02406) | 83.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.41% (0.02406) | 81.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 84.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 10, 2023 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 82.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 23, 2023 | 1.50% (0.01498) | 84.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.49% (0.01486) | 84.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.78% (0.00785) | 22.12th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.78% (0.00785) | 21.52th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.78% (0.00785) | 52.07th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.78% (0.00785) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14949 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1520471 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cvj4-g3gx-8vqq Advisory
- https://github.com/restlet/restlet-framework-java/commit/fe75aff3af23b879b984db7a2b6824cee0ef0fc5
- https://github.com/restlet/restlet-framework-java/wiki/XEE-security-enhancements x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/restlet/restlet-framework-java/wiki/XEE-security-enhancements#vulnerability-cve-2017-14949
- https://lgtm.com/blog/restlet_CVE-2017-14949 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14949
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14949
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