GHSA-jwwr-fjgh-cv2x

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Castor

At a glance

Published: 2022-05-13 01:05 UTC
Updated: 2026-04-16 18:16 UTC
CVE: CVE-2014-3004

Description

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.

Affected packages

Package	Versions
Maven · org.codehaus.castor:castor	introduced 0, fixed 1.3.3
Maven · castor:castor	introduced 0, last affected 1.0

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3004 ADVISORY
https://github.com/castor-data-binding/castor PACKAGE
https://quickview.cloudapps.cisco.com/quickview/bug/CSCvm56811 WEB
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html WEB
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html WEB
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00043.html WEB
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126854/Castor-Library-XXE-Disclosure.html WEB
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/142 WEB

Sources

Source	Licence
OSV.dev	CC-BY 4.0 — GitHub Advisory Database