Oracle Java SE/Java SE Embedded 6u71/7u51/8 JAXB cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded 6u71/7u51/8. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component JAXB. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2014-2414. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded 6u71/7u51/8 (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component JAXB. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u71, 7u51, and 8, and Java SE Embedded 7u51, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to JAXB.

The issue has been introduced in 01/14/2014. The weakness was released 04/15/2014 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2014 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-2414 since 03/13/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 91 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73654 (Amazon Linux AMI : java-1.6.0-openjdk (ALAS-2014-326)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350405 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for java-1.6.0-openjdk: ALAS-2014-326).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (73654), SecurityFocus (BID 66894†), Secunia (SA58415†), SecurityTracker (ID 1030099†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44077†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-10797, VDB-12983, VDB-12982 and VDB-12981. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 73654
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : java-1.6.0-openjdk (ALAS-2014-326)
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OpenVAS ID: 702912
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2912-1 (openjdk-6 - security update
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2014
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-2414 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2414
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12941

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SecurityFocus: 66894 - Oracle Java SE CVE-2014-2414 Remote Security Vulnerability
Secunia: 58415 - Ubuntu update for openjdk-6, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1030099 - Oracle Java Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Access and Modify Data, and Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 44077 - [cpuapr2014-1972952] Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Client Deployments Remote Code Execution Related to JAXB, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/16/2014 10:33
Updated: 05/11/2026 01:34
Changes: 04/16/2014 10:33 (48), 05/25/2017 10:37 (41), 06/17/2021 08:36 (3), 05/11/2026 01:34 (15)
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