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Fencer Intel
high 7.5

CVE-2014-3530 json

XML External Entity Reference in org.picketlink:picketlink-common

published 2014-07-22 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-2c9q-qwrc-f486 , EUVD-2022-1962

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.9%
EPSS 3.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The org.picketlink.common.util.DocumentUtil.getDocumentBuilderFactory method in PicketLink, as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBEAP) 5.2.0 and 6.2.4, expands entity references, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary code and possibly have other unspecified impact via unspecified vectors, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.picketlink:picketlink-common 2.7.0.Final
  • picketlink-federation jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 2.1.5-3_patch_01.ep5.el5
  • picketlink-federation jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 2.1.5-3_patch_01.el6_5
  • picketlink-federation jboss enterprise application platform 5 2.1.5-3_patch_01.ep5.el4
  • picketlink-federation jboss enterprise application platform 6 2.1.9-5.SP3_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5
  • picketlink-federation jboss enterprise application platform 6 2.1.9-5.SP3_redhat_2.1.ep6.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:0898RHSA-2014:0885RHSA-2014:0883

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-3530 updated cvss 7.5

PicketLink: XXE via insecure DocumentBuilderFactory usage

  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 picketlink picketlink
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3 picketlink picketlink Red Hat JBoss Portal 5 picketlink picketlink
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0234
  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0235
  • Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0091
  • Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0765
  • Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0675
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 AS picketlink-federation 2.1.5-3_patch_01.ep5.el4 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ES picketlink-federation 2.1.5-3_patch_01.ep5.el4 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Server picketlink-federation 2.1.5-3_patch_01.ep5.el5 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Server picketlink-federation 2.1.5-3_patch_01.el6_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0885
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  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0886
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0884
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2 for RHEL 5 Server picketlink-federation 2.1.9-5.SP3_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2 for RHEL 6 Server picketlink-federation 2.1.9-5.SP3_redhat_2.1.ep6.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0883
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0720
  • Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0910
  • Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1009
  • Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1888
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Server picketlink-federation 2.1.5-3_patch_01.ep5.el5 Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Server picketlink-federation 2.1.5-3_patch_01.el6_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0898
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0897
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 4 AS picketlink-federation 2.1.5-3_patch_01.ep5.el4 Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ES picketlink-federation 2.1.5-3_patch_01.ep5.el4
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

3.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.picketlink:picketlink-common
<2.7.0.Final
2.7.0.Final

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
  • CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.