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CVE-2014-0225

Published: May 25, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-611
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.7%
Top 25.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

When processing user provided XML documents, the Spring Framework 4.0.0 to 4.0.4, 3.0.0 to 3.2.8, and possibly earlier unsupported versions did not disable by default the resolution of URI references in a DTD declaration. This enabled an XXE attack.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-611

Affected Products

Spring FrameworkPivotal
Mixed
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
spring frameworkpivotal software
Mixed
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
spring frameworkvmware
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
org.springframework:spring-webmvcMavenOSS Libraries
pivotalcommercialUSCloud & SaaSaka pivotal software
pivotal softwarecommercialUSCloud & SaaSaka pivotal
vmwarecommercialUSCloud & SaaSaka vmware inc
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Initial Access
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References

https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2014-0225
pivotal.io
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0225
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/44ee51a6c9c3734b3fcf9a20817117e86047d753
github.com
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Timeline

Published
May 25, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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