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CVE-2013-6440 json

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in OpenSAML

published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-v723-58jv-2qc4 , EUVD-2022-5302

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.8%
EPSS 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The (1) BasicParserPool, (2) StaticBasicParserPool, (3) XML Decrypter, and (4) SAML Decrypter in Shibboleth OpenSAML-Java before 2.6.1 set the expandEntityReferences property to true, which allows remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted XML DOCTYPE declaration.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.opensaml:opensaml 2.6.1
  • netty jboss enterprise application platform 6 3.6.7-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6
  • hornetq jboss enterprise application platform 6 2.3.14-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6
  • jbossweb jboss enterprise application platform 6 7.3.0-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6
  • picketbox jboss enterprise application platform 6 4.0.19-2.SP3_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6
  • weld-core jboss enterprise application platform 6 1.1.17-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6
  • xmltooling jboss enterprise application platform 6 1.3.4-5.redhat_3.1.ep6.el6
  • jboss-as-ee jboss enterprise application platform 6 7.3.1-3.Final_redhat_3.1.ep6.el6
  • jacorb-jboss jboss enterprise application platform 6 2.3.2-13.redhat_6.1.ep6.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:0171RHSA-2014:0170

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red hat product security vex CVE-2013-6440 updated cvss 5.0

Java: XML eXternal Entity (XXE) flaw in ParserPool and Decrypter

  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 xmltooling xmltooling Red Hat JBoss Portal 5 xmltooling xmltooling
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat JBoss Portal 6 xmltooling xmltooling
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Fuse ESB Enterprise 7.1.0 Red Hat Fuse Management Console 7.1.0 Red Hat Fuse MQ Enterprise 7.1.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0452
  • Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1291
  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1290
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5 Server xmltooling 1.3.4-5.redhat_3.1.ep6.el5, netty 3.6.7-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, xml-security 1.5.6-1.redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, jacorb-jboss 2.3.2-13.redhat_6.1.ep6.el5, hornetq 2.3.14-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, jbossweb 7.3.0-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, +61 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0170
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 6 Server xmltooling 1.3.4-5.redhat_3.1.ep6.el6, netty 3.6.7-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, xml-security 1.5.6-1.redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, jacorb-jboss 2.3.2-13.redhat_6.1.ep6.el6, hornetq 2.3.14-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, jbossweb 7.3.0-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, +61 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0171
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0172
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  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2 for RHEL 5 Server jbossas-javadocs 7.3.1-3.Final_redhat_3.ep6.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0170
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2 for RHEL 6 Server jbossas-javadocs 7.3.1-3.Final_redhat_3.ep6.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0171
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1995
  • Red Hat JBoss Portal Platform 6.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0195
  • Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 xmltooling xmltooling Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3 xmltooling xmltooling
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

2.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.opensaml:opensaml
<2.6.1
2.6.1

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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