What is CVE-2017-7464?

CVE-2017-7464 is a high-severity vulnerability in [Unknown] Jboss, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2018-07-27.

How severe is CVE-2017-7464?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.

XXE in [Unknown] Jboss

CVE-2017-7464

It was found that the JAXP implementation used in JBoss EAP 7.0 for SAX and DOM parsing is vulnerable to certain XXE flaws. An attacker could use this flaw to cause DoS, SSRF, or information disclosure if they are able to provide XML content for parsing.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published 2018-07-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.019 (79.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 79.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000

Affected products

[Unknown] Jboss
Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform — versions 7.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Mitigation, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/98450 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7464?: CVE-2017-7464 is a high-severity vulnerability in [Unknown] Jboss, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2018-07-27.
How severe is CVE-2017-7464?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.