CVE-2014-3004 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.9% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The default configuration for the Xerces SAX Parser in Castor before 1.3.3 allows context-dependent attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted XML document.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 7.86% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-611 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2014-06-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| castor project | castor |
| opensuse | opensuse |
| opensuse project | opensuse |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Castor Library - XML External Entity Information Disclosure | 2014-05-27 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00043.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126854/Castor-Library-XXE-Disclosure.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/142
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59427
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67676
- https://quickview.cloudapps.cisco.com/quickview/bug/CSCvm56811
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00043.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126854/Castor-Library-XXE-Disclosure.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/142
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59427
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67676
- https://quickview.cloudapps.cisco.com/quickview/bug/CSCvm56811
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
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