CVE-2014-5325

The (1) DOMConverter, (2) JDOMConverter, (3) DOM4JConverter, and (4) XOMConverter functions in Direct Web Remoting (DWR) through 2.0.10 and 3.x through 3.0.RC2 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via DOM data containing an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Published: 2014-11-24 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-5325 is rated Moderate Risk (40.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.39%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-5325

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 0.63% 0.39% -0.24%
2 2025-03-30 0.68% 0.63% -0.05%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.68% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-5325

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-5325

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2014-5325

GHSA-hqw5-62gp-rqgm · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Direct Web Remoting

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-5325

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-5325

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-5325

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
directwebremoting direct_web_remoting <= 2.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:directwebremoting:direct_web_remoting:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
directwebremoting direct_web_remoting 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:directwebremoting:direct_web_remoting:3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
directwebremoting direct_web_remoting 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:directwebremoting:direct_web_remoting:3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-5325

cvelogic Threat Intelligence