CSRF in Springsource Spring Framework
CVE-2014-0054
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.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.914 (99.8th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.914 · newest: 0.914 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Springsource Spring Framework — versions 3.0.0, 3.0.0.m1, 3.0.0.m2
- VMware Spring Framework — versions 3.0.6, 3.0.7, 3.1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/66148 (vdb-entry)
- jira.spring.io/browse/SPR-11376 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0400.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/57915 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-0054?
- CVE-2014-0054 is a vulnerability in Springsource Spring Framework, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). Published 2014-04-17.
- Is CVE-2014-0054 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.