CVE-2014-8125

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Drools and jBPM before 6.2.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or possibly have other unspecified impact via a crafted BPMN2 file.

Published: 2015-04-21 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-8125 is rated Moderate Risk (61/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.66%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.70% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-8125

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 0.96% 2.66% +1.70%
2 2025-05-10 0.83% 0.96% +0.12%
3 2025-03-30 0.83%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-8125

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-8125

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2014-8125

GHSA-6qx9-rf9g-7jmr · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Input Validation in Drools and jBPM

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-8125

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8125

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2014-8125

Comment: <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html">CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')</a>

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-8125

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
redhat drools <= 6.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:drools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jbpm <= 6.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jbpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-8125

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