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…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.1%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 14.07% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- apache/xalan-java · oracle/webcenter sites
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 14.1% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
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=1581058Patch
- 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.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.htmlPatch, 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.