CVE-2017-14868

Restlet Framework before 2.3.11, when using SimpleXMLProvider, allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via an XXE attack in a REST API HTTP request. This affects use of the Jax-rs extension.

Published: 2017-11-30 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-14868 is rated Moderate Risk (49.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.40%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-14868

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 2025-03-30 1.27% 0.40% -0.87%
2 2025-03-29 0.40% 1.27% +0.87%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.40% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-14868

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
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.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
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-2017-14868

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2017-14868

GHSA-2mp8-qvqm-3xwq · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Restlet Framework Ja-rs extension is vulnerable to XXE when using SimpleXMLProvider

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-14868

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14868
ubuntu medium CVE-2017-14868 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (restlet), 21 status rows across 21 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial, zesty): DNE 15, ignored 3, needed 2, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14868

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-14868

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
restlet restlet < 2.3.11 cpe:2.3:a:restlet:restlet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-14868

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