# CVE-2013-4152: The Spring OXM wrapper in Spring Framework before 3.2.4 and 4.0.0.M1, when using the JAXB marshaller, does not disable entity resolution, wh

- Also known as: GHSA-RP4P-G69R-438X
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.2.4.RELEASE
- Published: 2014-01-23 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.springframework:spring-oxm (Maven): fixed in 3.2.4.RELEASE

## Description

The Spring OXM wrapper in Spring Framework before 3.2.4 and 4.0.0.M1, when using the JAXB marshaller, does not disable entity resolution, which allows context-dependent attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, and conduct CSRF attacks via an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference in a (1) DOMSource, (2) StAXSource, (3) SAXSource, or (4) StreamSource, aka an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.springframework:spring-oxm, upgrade to a fixed version (3.2.4.RELEASE) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/pull/317/files
- http://www.gopivotal.com/security/cve-2013-4152
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61951
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Nov/14
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0254.html
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2013/Aug/154
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2842
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0212.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0400.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0245.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57915
- https://jira.springsource.org/browse/SPR-10806
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56247

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