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CVE-2014-3630

Published: Dec 29, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-611
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.9%
Top 14.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Workaround Only
Self-Check
Not available

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

CWE-611

Affected Products

lightbend
commercialaka play framework, spray-json, akka http
play frameworkLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
playframework
oss-project
play frameworkLibrary
OSS Libraries / web-framework
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Exploitability

Workaround Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Initial Access
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References

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
infocon.org
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/play-framework/7uNX_ImTW08/AogWSjsTAyQJ
groups.google.com
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/play-framework/WdbFvemsFDQ
groups.google.com
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