JBoss: JAXP in EAP 7.0 allows info disclosure via XXE
Published Jul 27, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.91%
Description
It was found that the JAXP implementation used in JBoss EAP 7.0 for SAX and DOM parsing is vulnerable to certain XXE flaws. An attacker could use this flaw to cause DoS, SSRF, or information disclosure if they are able to provide XML content for parsing.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product JBoss Defaultn/a
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | JBoss | n/a |
|
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
XML Frameworks
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 3
tomcat
Not affected
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4
security
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 | XML Frameworks | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 3 | tomcat | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4 | security | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat mitigation
Enable the security features of the DocumentBuilderFactory or SaxParserFactory as described by OWASP: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/XML_External_Entity_(XXE)_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet#JAXP_DocumentBuilderFactory.2C_SAXParserFactory_and_DOM4J
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:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.91% (0.01911) | 79.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.91% (0.01911) | 77.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00201) | 58.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 18, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00201) | 57.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00210) | 58.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00183) | 53.76th | 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) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.24th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 45.04th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98450 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7464 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1439520 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7464 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMitigationVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7464
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7464
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98450 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7464 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1439520 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7464 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMitigationVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7464 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7464 |
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