CVE-2014-0096
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.
- EPSS
- 6.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 94% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)
- CWE
- CWE-264
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- apache:tomcat
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-qprx-q2r7-3rx6 | Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | <6.0.40 | 6.0.40 |
| GHSA-qprx-q2r7-3rx6 | Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >=7.0.0 <7.0.54 | 7.0.54 |
| GHSA-qprx-q2r7-3rx6 | Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >=8.0.0 <8.0.6 | 8.0.6 |
| GHSA-qprx-q2r7-3rx6 | Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | <6.0.40 | 6.0.40 |
| GHSA-qprx-q2r7-3rx6 | Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | >=7.0.0 <7.0.54 | 7.0.54 |
| GHSA-qprx-q2r7-3rx6 | Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | >=8.0.0 <8.0.6 | 8.0.6 |