Medium
Missing XML Validation in Apache Tomcat
Apache Tomcat before 6.0.40, 7.x before 7.0.54, and 8.x before 8.0.6 does not properly constrain the class loader that accesses the XML parser used with an XSLT stylesheet, which allows remote attackers to (1) 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, or (2) read files associated with different web applications on a single Tomcat instance via a crafted web application.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | < 6.0.40, >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.54, >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.6 | 6.0.40, 7.0.54, 8.0.6 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | < 6.0.40, >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.54, >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.6 | 6.0.40, 7.0.54, 8.0.6 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jasper | < 6.0.40, >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.54, >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.6 | 6.0.40, 7.0.54, 8.0.6 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0119
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat80/commit/d59fd4398c8ae6361e0b13c491f66b51e49a7441
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat80/commit/7d33457de5fc5a652a88fb9bbc9ba4cbbda58f04
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat80/commit/77e014cef5d5af619bcf77eaebf22c284d420802
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat80/commit/69a8a72283c3395ece8b899cf8562e126de97a27
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat80/commit/51e59532ad4c604f55575963dc7a7f0250cb420f
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat80/commit/4d90e355dc5ced4c53585c2b4700f71a52d8f447
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat80/commit/25251de791a6a7be13f2f3d3a66119a77025272d
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/f8b316acbbf9fabf87cc137e9777e912eda0d834
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/ebe5c16f18ce1559e8462a94b3876a98525980d2
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/080878ea519d8c74c53721a9ebf7be6fcf6f1f2f
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/50311bed8d87e452ff0e69838ba312c4fe899b2d
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/5517c5517e8a7ddb994504f0c5c05001a376b10c
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/5aae1323c31d643afa9f2db80713b8e97b5123af
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/6246d8307fb5f2b4ff0b0f4d6d1b0250dff01a81
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/769477b9bc8442db3f571385fa0c3e206242cbf1
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/934f884f330dad192d2c5dc950e28f4cd281461b
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/ad3b34a290a0255d2a4c356a3611ab41ed9d04f5
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/ce70ee6b8fe437a498a375215011056702b0c481
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r587e50b86c1a96ee301f751d50294072d142fd6dc08a8987ae9f3a9b@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r587e50b86c1a96ee301f751d50294072d142fd6dc08a8987ae9f3a9b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02859c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02859c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04851013
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0268.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141017844705317&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144498216801440&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0675.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0720.html
CVSS score
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- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-112- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jasper- Disclosed
- 14.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-prc3-7f44-w48j - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jasper
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 3
- First → latest
- 05.2022 11.2024
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- Medium 2
Disclosures per year
- 2022: 2
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 1
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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