CVE-2014-0225

When processing user provided XML documents, the Spring Framework 4.0.0 to 4.0.4, 3.0.0 to 3.2.8, and possibly earlier unsupported versions did not disable by default the resolution of URI references in a DTD declaration. This enabled an XXE attack.

Published: 2017-05-25 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-0225 is rated Moderate Risk (51.3/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.23%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-0225

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 2025-07-23 0.25% 0.23% -0.02%
2 2025-04-20 0.38% 0.25% -0.13%
3 2025-04-18 — 0.38% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-0225

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
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-2014-0225

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2014-0225

GHSA-f93f-g33r-8pcp · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Spring Framework

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-0225

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2014-0225 low 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-2014-0225
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0225
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-0225 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libspring-java), 21 status rows across 21 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, lucid, precise, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 10, ignored 8, DNE 1, needs-triage 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0225

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-0225

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
pivotal_software spring_framework 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_framework:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software spring_framework 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_framework:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software spring_framework 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_framework:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software spring_framework 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_framework:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.0:rc2-a:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 3.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-0225

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