CVE-2014-3630

critical

Description

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Java XML processing functionality in Play before 2.2.6 and 2.3.x before 2.3.5 might allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, or have unspecified other impact via crafted XML data.

References

https://playframework.com/security/vulnerability/CVE-2014-3630-XmlExternalEntity

https://infocon.org/cons/SyScan/SyScan%202015%20Singapore/SyScan%202015%20Singapore%20presentations/SyScan15%20David%20Jorm%20-%20Finding%20and%20exploiting%20novel%20flaws%20in%20Java%20software.pdf

https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/play-framework/WdbFvemsFDQ

https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/play-framework/7uNX_ImTW08/AogWSjsTAyQJ

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-12-29

Updated: 2026-05-13

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00746