Description
The readFrom function in providers.jaxb.JAXBXmlTypeProvider in RESTEasy before 2.3.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an external entity reference in a Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB) input, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2012-0818.
Published: 2012-11-23
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-3884 The readFrom function in providers.jaxb.JAXBXmlTypeProvider in RESTEasy before 2.3.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an external entity reference in a Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB) input, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2012-0818.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-g4jg-gpwv-p7wv Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in RESTEasy
History

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00936}

epss

{'score': 0.0095}


Subscriptions

Redhat Jboss Bpms Jboss Brms Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Jboss Enterprise Brms Platform Jboss Enterprise Portal Platform Jboss Enterprise Web Platform Jboss Soa Platform Resteasy Rhev Manager
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:30:46.838Z

Reserved: 2012-11-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-5245

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-11-23T20:55:02.163

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-5245

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-12-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-5245 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses