CVE-2014-3599

HornetQ REST is vulnerable to XML External Entity due to insecure configuration of RestEasy

Published: 2019-11-12 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-3599 is rated Moderate Risk (49.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.20%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-3599

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 2026-06-15 0.38% 1.20% +0.82%
2 2025-03-30 0.80% 0.38% -0.42%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.80% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-3599

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N 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:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-3599

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2014-3599

GHSA-xrh2-c3rm-35jr · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — HornetQ REST vulnerable to Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-3599

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3599

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-3599

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
redhat hornetq <= 2.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:hornetq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-3599

URL Tags
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2014-3599 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-3599 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
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