CVE-2014-3630
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 2.9% (pctl 87)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Java XML processing functionality in Play before 2.2.6 and 2.3.x before 2.3.5 might allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, or have unspecified other impact via crafted XML data.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 2.93% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-611 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-12-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| lightbend | play framework |
| playframework | play framework |
References
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/play-framework/7uNX_ImTW08/AogWSjsTAyQJ
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/play-framework/WdbFvemsFDQ
- https://infocon.org/cons/SyScan/SyScan%202015%20Singapore/SyScan%202015%20Singapore%20presentations/SyScan15%20David%20Jorm%20-%20Finding%20and%20exploiting%20novel%20flaws%20in%20Java%20software.pdf
- https://playframework.com/security/vulnerability/CVE-2014-3630-XmlExternalEntity
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/play-framework/7uNX_ImTW08/AogWSjsTAyQJ
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/play-framework/WdbFvemsFDQ
- https://infocon.org/cons/SyScan/SyScan%202015%20Singapore/SyScan%202015%20Singapore%20presentations/SyScan15%20David%20Jorm%20-%20Finding%20and%20exploiting%20novel%20flaws%20in%20Java%20software.pdf
- https://playframework.com/security/vulnerability/CVE-2014-3630-XmlExternalEntity
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