Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 17, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-0054
CVE-2014-0054
Description
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.springframework:spring-webmvcMaven | < 3.2.8 | 3.2.8 |
org.springframework:spring-webmvcMaven | >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.2 | 4.0.2 |
Affected products
35cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 18 more
- cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.0.m1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.0:m1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.0.m2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.0:m2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.0:m3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.0:m4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:4.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 14 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.2.7
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.0.0:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.0.0:milestone2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
12- secunia.com/advisories/57915nvdVendor Advisory
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-8cmm-qj8g-fcp6ghsaADVISORY
- jira.spring.io/browse/SPR-11376nvdVendor Advisory
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0054ghsaADVISORY
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0400.htmlnvdWEB
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.htmlnvdWEB
- github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/1a8629d40825c073b6863ae2ab748b647b28506aghsaWEB
- github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/1c5cab2a4069ec3239c531d741aeb07a434f521bghsaWEB
- github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/edba32b3093703d5e9ed42b5b8ec23ecc1998398ghsaWEB
- github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/fb0683c066e74e9667d6cd8c5fa01f674c68c3beghsaWEB
- github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/issues/16003ghsaWEB
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/66148nvd
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