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RHSA-2014%3A0886

RHSA-2014%3A0886 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

It was found that the implementation of the org.picketlink.common.util.DocumentUtil.getDocumentBuilderFactory() method provided a DocumentBuilderFactory that would expand entity references. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to read files accessible to the user running the application server, and potentially perform other more advanced XXE attacks.

Risk Scores

CVSS 2.0
7.5

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Red HatRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2

Timeline

  • Jul 16, 2014 CVE Published
  • Jan 28, 2026 CVE Updated
  • Apr 29, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • Apr 29, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • Apr 29, 2026 Security Advisory
  • Apr 29, 2026 Security Advisory
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