CVE-2014-3004 (GCVE-0-2014-3004)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-06-11 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 10:28
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Summary
The default configuration for the Xerces SAX Parser in Castor before 1.3.3 allows context-dependent attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted XML document.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2316 records in the last 180 days details
References
Date Public
2014-05-27 00:00
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      "source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
      "status": "interim",
      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2014-3004",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2014-3004.json",
      "version": "4"
    }
  }
}



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