CVE-2014-0107
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 14.1% (97th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2022-5145)
- Published
- April 15, 2014
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2022-5145 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apache / xalan-java
- apache / xalan-java
- apache / xalan-java
- apache / xalan-java
- apache / xalan-java
- apache / xalan-java
- apache / xalan-java
- apache / xalan-java
- apache / xalan-java
- apache / xalan-java
- apache / xalan-java
- apache / xalan-java
- apache / xalan-java
- oracle / webcenter sites
- oracle / webcenter sites
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0348.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1351.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1888.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57563
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59036
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59151
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59247
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59290
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59291
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59369
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59515
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59711
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60502
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1581058(Patch)
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21674334
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676093
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21677145
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21680703
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21681933
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2886
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21677967
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-002.html(US Government Resource)
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66397
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034711
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034716
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/92023
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05324755
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XALANJ-2435
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0c00afcab8f238562e27b3ae7b8af1913c62bc60838fb8b34c19e26b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2900489bc665a2e32d021bb21f6ce2cb8e6bb5973490eebb9a346bca%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-02
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-15
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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