CVE-2017-14868
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
Restlet Framework Ja-rs extension is vulnerable to XXE when using SimpleXMLProvider
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.restlet.jse:org.restlet.ext.jaxrs | <2.3.11 | 2.3.11 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| restlet | restlet | {"endExcluding":"2.3.11"} | 2.3.11 |
References
- 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://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2mp8-qvqm-3xwq
- https://github.com/restlet/restlet-framework-java
CWEs
CWE-611
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