# CVE-2013-6429: The SourceHttpMessageConverter in Spring MVC in Spring Framework before 3.2.5 and 4.0.0.M1 through 4.0.0.RC1 does not disable external entit

- Also known as: GHSA-G6HF-F9CQ-Q7W7
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.2.5.RELEASE
- Published: 2014-01-26 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.springframework:spring-web (Maven): fixed in 3.2.5.RELEASE

## Description

The SourceHttpMessageConverter in Spring MVC in Spring Framework before 3.2.5 and 4.0.0.M1 through 4.0.0.RC1 does not disable external entity resolution, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, and conduct CSRF attacks via crafted XML, aka an XML External Entity (XXE) issue, and a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-4152 and CVE-2013-7315.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Spring, upgrade to a fixed version (3.2.5.RELEASE) per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/530770/100/0/threaded
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05324755
- https://jira.springsource.org/browse/SPR-11078?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:worklog-tabpanel
- http://www.gopivotal.com/security/cve-2013-6429
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0400.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64947
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57915

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