# CVE-2017-7464: It was found that the JAXP implementation used in JBoss EAP 7.0 for SAX and DOM parsing is vulnerable to certain XXE flaws.

- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-07-27 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- \[UNKNOWN\] JBoss: version range not reported

## Description

It was found that the JAXP implementation used in JBoss EAP 7.0 for SAX and DOM parsing is vulnerable to certain XXE flaws. An attacker could use this flaw to cause DoS, SSRF, or information disclosure if they are able to provide XML content for parsing.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on \[UNKNOWN\] JBoss, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7464
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98450

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