# CVE-2014-3490: RESTEasy 2.3.1 before 2.3.8.SP2 and 3.x before 3.0.9, as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) 6.3.0, does not disable

- Also known as: GHSA-QJPQ-5PQ3-43RR
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.3.8.SP2, 3.0.9.Final
- Published: 2014-08-19 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client (Maven): from 2.3.1, fixed in 2.3.8.SP2
- org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client (Maven): from 3.0.0, fixed in 3.0.9.Final

## Description

RESTEasy 2.3.1 before 2.3.8.SP2 and 3.x before 3.0.9, as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) 6.3.0, does not disable external entities when the resteasy.document.expand.entity.references parameter is set to false, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and have other unspecified impact via unspecified vectors, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0818.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client, upgrade to a fixed version (2.3.8.SP2, 3.0.9.Final) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/ronsigal/Resteasy/commit/9b7d0f574cafdcf3bea5428f3145ab4908fc6d83
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0765.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0675.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60019
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0720.html
- https://github.com/resteasy/Resteasy/pull/521
- https://github.com/resteasy/Resteasy/pull/533
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1039.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69058
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0125.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1040.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1011.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1298.html

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