Apache Xalan-Java up to 2.7.1 system-property access control

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apache Xalan-Java up to 2.7.1 (Programming Language Software). Affected by this issue is the function system-property. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The TransformerFactory in Apache Xalan-Java before 2.7.2 does not properly restrict access to certain properties when FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING is enabled, which allows remote attackers to bypass expected restrictions and load arbitrary classes or access external resources via a crafted (1) xalan:content-header, (2) xalan:entities, (3) xslt:content-header, or (4) xslt:entities property, or a Java property that is bound to the XSLT 1.0 system-property function.

The weakness was presented 04/15/2014 by Nicolas Gregoire as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at ocert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-0107 since 12/03/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73356 (Fedora 19 : xalan-j2-2.7.1-22.fc19 (2014-4426)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86362 (Oracle WebLogic Server Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities (CPUJAN2016)).

Upgrading to version 2.7.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (92023) and Tenable (73356). See 79243, 80384, 80374 and 80373 for similar entries.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 73356
Nessus Name: Fedora 19 : xalan-j2-2.7.1-22.fc19 (2014-4426)
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OpenVAS ID: 702886
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2886-1 (libxalan2-java - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Xalan-Java 2.7.1

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Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: RHSA-2014:0348
Researcher: Nicolas Gregoire
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0107 (🔍)
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X-Force: 92023
SecurityTracker: 1034711
Vulnerability Center: 44138 - Apache Xalan-Java before 2.7.2 Remote Security Bypass due to an Error in TransformerFactory, High
SecurityFocus: 66397 - Apache Xalan-Java Library CVE-2014-0107 Security Bypass Vulnerability
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Created: 03/25/2015 16:45
Updated: 03/15/2022 08:50
Changes: 03/25/2015 16:45 (77), 02/11/2019 10:00 (4), 03/15/2022 08:50 (4)
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