Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3.3 RESTEasy DocumentProvider input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3.3. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component RESTEasy DocumentProvider. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-7839. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3.3 (Application Server Software). This affects an unknown code block of the component RESTEasy DocumentProvider. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

DocumentProvider in RESTEasy 2.3.7 and 3.0.9 does not configure the (1) external-general-entities or (2) external-parameter-entities features, which allows remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 02/11/2015 as RHSA-2015:0215-1 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at rhn.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-7839 since 10/03/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81339 (RHEL 5 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2015:0216)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (99808), Tenable (81339), SecurityFocus (BID 71338†), Secunia (SA62580†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1031741†). Similar entries are available at VDB-69166, VDB-69167, VDB-69168 and VDB-69169. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
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Nessus ID: 81339
Nessus Name: RHEL 5 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2015:0216)
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Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: RHSA-2015:0215-1
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-7839 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-7839
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69165
X-Force: 99808
SecurityFocus: 71338 - RESTEasy CVE-2014-7839 XML Entity References Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 62580 - RESTEasy DocumentProvider XML External Entities Processing Vulnerability, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1031741 - Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Bugs Let Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information and Remote Authenticated Users Bypass Security Controls
Vulnerability Center: 47470 - RESTEasy 2.3.7 and 3.0.9 Remote Information Disclosure via XXE Attacks, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/12/2015 09:14
Updated: 03/10/2022 11:53
Changes: 02/12/2015 09:14 (67), 06/14/2017 06:21 (9), 03/10/2022 11:53 (3)
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