# CVE-2015-0263: XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the XML converter setup in converter/jaxp/XmlConverter.java in Apache Camel before 2.13.4 and 2.1

- Also known as: GHSA-3HRC-F439-727G
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.13.4, 2.14.2
- Published: 2015-06-03 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.apache.camel:camel-core (Maven): fixed in 2.13.4
- org.apache.camel:camel-core (Maven): from 2.14.0, fixed in 2.14.2

## Description

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the XML converter setup in converter/jaxp/XmlConverter.java in Apache Camel before 2.13.4 and 2.14.x before 2.14.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an external entity in an SAXSource.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.apache.camel:camel-core, upgrade to a fixed version (2.13.4, 2.14.2) per the references below.
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## References

- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1539.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1041.html
- https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=camel.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=7d19340bcdb42f7aae584d9c5003ac4f7ddaee36
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1538.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032442
- https://camel.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2015-0263.txt.asc
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b4014ea7c5830ca1fc28edd5cafedfe93ad4af2d9e69c961c5def31d%40%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2318d7f7d87724d8716cd650c21b31cb06e4d34f6d0f5ee42f28fdaf%40%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E

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