CVE-2014-0054 (Medium) detected in spring-web-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar

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CVE-2014-0054 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - spring-web-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar

Spring Web

Library home page: https://github.com/SpringSource/spring-framework

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-web/3.2.4.RELEASE/spring-web-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - spring-webmvc-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar (Root Library) - :x: **spring-web-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: c42e663814e4b88294ff90339ad577ca1afcf531

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

The Jaxb2RootElementHttpMessageConverter in Spring MVC in Spring Framework before 3.2.8 and 4.0.0 before 4.0.2 does not disable external entity resolution, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, and conduct CSRF attacks via crafted XML, aka an XML External Entity (XXE) issue. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-4152, CVE-2013-7315, and CVE-2013-6429.

Publish Date: 2014-04-17

URL: CVE-2014-0054

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: Low - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0054

Release Date: 2014-04-17

Fix Resolution (org.springframework:spring-web): 3.2.9.RELEASE

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.springframework:spring-webmvc): 3.2.9.RELEASE

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