Description

java/org/apache/catalina/servlets/DefaultServlet.java in the default servlet in Apache Tomcat before 6.0.40, 7.x before 7.0.53, and 8.x before 8.0.4 does not properly restrict XSLT stylesheets, which allows remote attackers to bypass security-manager restrictions and read arbitrary files via a crafted web application that provides an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Remediation

References

CVE-2014-0096

Related Vulnerabilities

Drupal Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('HTTP Response Splitting') Vulnerability (CVE-2007-5595)

Apache HTTP Server Other Vulnerability (CVE-2004-2343)

Atlassian Jira Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') Vulnerability (CVE-2014-2314)

Internet Information Services Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Vulnerability (CVE-2010-3972)

Apache Tomcat Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls Vulnerability (CVE-2016-0763)

Severity

Medium

Classification

CVE-2014-0096 CWE-264

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities