What is CVE-2017-14868?

CVE-2017-14868 is a high-severity vulnerability in Restlet, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-11-30.

How severe is CVE-2017-14868?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

XXE in Restlet

CVE-2017-14868

Restlet Framework before 2.3.11, when using SimpleXMLProvider, allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via an XXE attack in a REST API HTTP request. This affects use of the Jax-rs extension.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published 2017-11-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.025 (84.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-04.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Restlet

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

github.com/restlet/restlet-framework-java/wiki/XEE-security-enhancements (Third Party Advisory)
lgtm.com/blog/restlet_CVE-2017-14868 (Third Party Advisory)
github.com/restlet/restlet-framework-java/issues/1286 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14868?: CVE-2017-14868 is a high-severity vulnerability in Restlet, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-11-30.
How severe is CVE-2017-14868?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.