It was found that the ParserPool and Decrypter classes in the OpenSAML Java implementation resolved external entities, permitting XML External Entity (XXE) attacks. A remote attacker could use this flaw to read files accessible to the user running the application server, and potentially perform other more advanced XXE attacks.
Find out more about CVE-2013-6440 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
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| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Fuse MQ Enterprise 7.1.0 | RHSA-2014:0452 | 2014-04-30 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 6 Server (xmltooling) | RHSA-2014:0171 | 2014-02-13 |
| Fuse Management Console 7.1.0 | RHSA-2014:0452 | 2014-04-30 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5 Server (xmltooling) | RHSA-2014:0170 | 2014-02-13 |
| Fuse ESB Enterprise 7.1.0 | RHSA-2014:0452 | 2014-04-30 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Portal Platform 6 | xmltooling | Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal 5 | xmltooling | Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3 | xmltooling | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | xmltooling | Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 5 | xmltooling | Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 | xmltooling | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 | xmltooling | Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6 | xmltooling | Will not fix |
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