Explain CVE-2014-0096
java/org/apache/catalina/servlets/DefaultServlet.java in the default servlet in Apache Tomcat before 6.0.40, 7.x before 7.0.53, and 8.x before 8.0.4 does not properly restrict XSLT stylesheets, which allows remote attackers to bypass security-manager restrictions and read arbitrary files via a crafted web application that provides an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0268.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7010166'}, {'name': '67667', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67667'}, {'name': '59121', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/59121'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2015:0765', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0765.html'}, {'name': '59732', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/59732'}, {'name': '59835', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/59835'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2015:0675', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0675.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21681528'}, {'name': 'MDVSA-2015:052', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:052'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2015:0720', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0720.html'}, {'name': '59849', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/59849'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0865.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1578637'}, {'name': 'MDVSA-2015:084', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:084'}, {'name': '1030301', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030301'}, {'name': 'DSA-3530', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3530'}, {'name': '59678', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/59678'}, {'name': 'HPSBUX03102', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141017844705317&w=2'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html'}, {'name': '20141205 NEW: VMSA-2014-0012 - VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilities', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': 'MDVSA-2015:053', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:053'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2015-2109', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150282.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21678231'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1585853'}, {'name': '59616', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/59616'}, {'name': '20140527 [SECURITY] CVE-2014-0096 Apache Tomcat information disclosure', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_FULLDISC'], 'url': 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/135'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04851013'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1578655'}, {'name': '59873', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/59873'}, {'name': '20141205 NEW: VMSA-2014-0012 - VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilities', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_FULLDISC'], 'url': 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23'}, {'name': 'HPSBOV03503', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144498216801440&w=2'}, {'name': 'SSRT101681', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141017844705317&w=2'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2014-1972960.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1578610'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1578611'}, {'name': 'DSA-3552', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3552'}, {'name': '60729', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/60729'}, {'name': '[tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [23/30] - 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CVE State: PUBLISHED