CVE-2017-14868 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Restlet Framework before 2.3.11, when using SimpleXMLProvider, allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via an XXE attack in a REST API HTTP request. This affects use of the Jax-rs extension.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0038.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Restlet	Restlet

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:restlet:restlet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-0478	Restlet Framework before 2.3.11, when using SimpleXMLProvider, allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via an XXE attack in a REST API HTTP request. This affects use of the Jax-rs extension.
Github GHSA	GHSA-2mp8-qvqm-3xwq	Restlet Framework Ja-rs extension is vulnerable to XXE when using SimpleXMLProvider

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/restlet/restlet-framework-java/issues/1286
https://github.com/restlet/restlet-framework-java/wiki/XEE-security-enhancements
https://lgtm.com/blog/restlet_CVE-2017-14868
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14868
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14868

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-11-30T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T19:42:21.581Z

Reserved: 2017-09-28T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-14868

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-11-30T18:29:00.243

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-14868

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2017-09-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-14868 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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