CVE-2014-0054

The Jaxb2RootElementHttpMessageConverter in Spring MVC in Spring Framework before 3.2.8 and 4.0.0 before 4.0.2 does not disable external entity resolution, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, and conduct CSRF attacks via crafted XML, aka an XML External Entity (XXE) issue. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-4152, CVE-2013-7315, and CVE-2013-6429.

Published: 2014-04-17 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-0054 is rated Moderate Risk (52.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.55%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-0054

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-17 34.58% 2.55% -32.03%
2 2025-06-02 13.07% 34.58% +21.51%
3 2025-04-25 13.07%

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-0054

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-0054

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2014-0054

GHSA-8cmm-qj8g-fcp6 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Cross-Site Request Forgery in Spring Framework

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-0054

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2014-0054 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libspring-java), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0054
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0054
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-0054 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libspring-java), 12 status rows across 12 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 7, ignored 3, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0054

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-0054

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
springsource spring_framework 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.0:m1:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.0:m2:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.0:m3:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.0:m4:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 3.0.0.m1 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.0.m1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 3.0.0.m2 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.0.m2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 3.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 3.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 3.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 3.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:4.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework <= 3.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.0.0:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.0.0:milestone2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-0054

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