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CVE-2014-0107
The TransformerFactory in Apache Xalan-Java before 2.7.2 does not properly restrict access to certain properties when…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 14.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.4% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The TransformerFactory in Apache Xalan-Java before 2.7.2 does not properly restrict access to certain properties when FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING is enabled, which allows remote attackers to bypass expected restrictions and load arbitrary classes or access external resources via a crafted (1) xalan:content-header, (2) xalan:entities, (3) xslt:content-header, or (4) xslt:entities property, or a Java property that is bound to the XSLT 1.0 system-property function.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 4 months later
· 4 months later
Published
- 10 years later
· 10 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 14.1% · top 3.4% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenxalan:xalanGHSA-rc2w-r4jq-7pfx (opens in a new tab)
References
39
- GLSA-201604-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 59291 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 59290 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2015:1888 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 59151 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 59247 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 59515 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-2886 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 60502 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 59369 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 59711 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 57563 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 66397 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1034711 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 1034716 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- RHSA-2014:1351 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2014:0348 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 59036 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- apache-xalanjava-cve20140107-sec-bypass(92023) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- [drill-dev] 20191017 Dependencies used by Drill contain known vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [drill-dev] 20191021 [jira] [Created] (DRILL-7416) Updates required to dependencies to resolve potential security vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XALANJ-2435 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05324755 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676093 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21677967 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-15 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21677145 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21681933 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21674334 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-002.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1581058 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21680703 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20210823 [Bug 65516] New: upgrade to xalan 2.7.2 to address CVE-2014-0107 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20210823 [Bug 65516] upgrade to xalan 2.7.2 to address CVE-2014-0107 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2022-5145 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-rc2w-r4jq-7pfx (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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