PT-2017-5780

CVE-2014-0225

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Published

2015-05-11

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Updated

2026-10-12

Description by

CVSS 3.1
8.8
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Spring Framework versions 3.0.0 through 3.2.8 Spring Framework versions 4.0.0 through 4.0.4
Description: The issue arises when processing user-provided XML documents, as the Spring Framework did not disable by default the resolution of URI references in a DTD declaration, enabling an XXE attack.
Recommendations: For Spring Framework versions 3.0.0 through 3.2.8, disable the resolution of URI references in DTD declarations to prevent XXE attacks. For Spring Framework versions 4.0.0 through 4.0.4, disable the resolution of URI references in DTD declarations to prevent XXE attacks.
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Related identifiers
GHSA-F93F-G33R-8PCP
MGASA-2015-0211
USN-4774-1
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