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CVE-2014-0096

java/org/apache/catalina/servlets/DefaultServlet.java in the default servlet in Apache Tomcat before 6.0.40, 7.x before 7.0.53, and 8.x before 8.0.4 does not properly…

Published May 31, 2014 · updated Oct 14, 2026 · apache tomcat

java/org/apache/catalina/servlets/DefaultServlet.java in the default servlet in Apache Tomcat before 6.0.40, 7.x before 7.0.53, and 8.x before 8.0.4 does not properly restrict XSLT stylesheets, which allows remote attackers to bypass security-manager restrictions and 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.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 31, 2014 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    java/org/apache/catalina/servlets/DefaultServlet.java in the default servlet in Apache Tomcat before 6.0.40, 7.x before 7.0.53, and 8.x before 8.0.4 does not properly restrict XSLT stylesheets, which allows remote attackers to bypass security-manager restrictions and read arbitrary files via a crafted web application that provides an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity re

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    java/org/apache/catalina/servlets/DefaultServlet.java in the default servlet in Apache Tomcat before 6.0.40, 7.x before 7.0.53, and 8.x before 8.0.4 does not properly restrict XSLT stylesheets, which allows remote attackers to bypass security-manager restrictions and read arbitrary files via a crafted web application that provides an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity re

Affected

  • cpe apache/tomcatversion unspecified
  • cpe apache/tomcat7.0.0
  • cpe apache/tomcat7.0.1
  • cpe apache/tomcat7.0.2
  • cpe apache/tomcat7.0.3
  • cpe apache/tomcat7.0.4
  • cpe apache/tomcat8.0.0

Sources

  • CVE.orgCVE-2014-0096

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSCVE-2014-0096

    30-day exploitation probability 6.9%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDCVE-2014-0096

    java/org/apache/catalina/servlets/DefaultServlet.java in the default servlet in Apache Tomcat before 6.0.40, 7.x before 7.0.53, and 8.x before 8.0.4 does not properly restrict XSLT stylesheets, which allows remote attackers to bypass security-manager restrictions and read arbitra

    nvd.nist.gov

References