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Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Castor

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 13, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Sep 2, 2025

Package

maven org.castor:castor (Maven)

Affected versions

<= 1.0

Patched versions

None
maven org.codehaus.castor:castor (Maven)
< 1.3.3
1.3.3

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jun 11, 2014
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 13, 2022
Reviewed Jul 7, 2022
Last updated Sep 2, 2025

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(73rd percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2014-3004

GHSA ID

GHSA-jwwr-fjgh-cv2x

Source code

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