What is CVE-2014-3599?

CVE-2014-3599 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hornetq Rest, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-11-12.

How severe is CVE-2014-3599?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

XXE in Hornetq Rest

CVE-2014-3599

HornetQ REST is vulnerable to XML External Entity due to insecure configuration of RestEasy

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published 2019-11-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (67.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 67.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Hornetq Rest — versions Fixed In Version: 2.5.0
Red Hat Hornetq

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2014-3599 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-3599?: CVE-2014-3599 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hornetq Rest, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-11-12.
How severe is CVE-2014-3599?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.