# CVE-2014-3004: The default configuration for the Xerces SAX Parser in Castor before 1.3.3 allows context-dependent attackers to conduct XML External Entity

- Also known as: GHSA-JWWR-FJGH-CV2X
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Fixed in: 1.3.3
- Published: 2014-06-11 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.codehaus.castor:castor (Maven): fixed in 1.3.3
- castor:castor (Maven): through 1.0

## Description

The default configuration for the Xerces SAX Parser in Castor before 1.3.3 allows context-dependent attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted XML document.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.codehaus.castor:castor, castor:castor, upgrade to a fixed version (1.3.3) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00043.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/142
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59427
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67676
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126854/Castor-Library-XXE-Disclosure.html
- https://quickview.cloudapps.cisco.com/quickview/bug/CSCvm56811
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39205

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