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CVE-2013-6429

6.8 · MEDIUM

The SourceHttpMessageConverter in Spring MVC in Spring Framework before 3.2.5 and 4.0.0.M1 through 4.0.0.RC1 does not disable external entity resolution, which allows remote attackers to read arbit…

Published Jan 26, 2014pivotal_softwareCWE-352EPSS 90.56%

Overview

CVE-2013-6429 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting pivotal_software spring_framework. It was published on January 26, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

The SourceHttpMessageConverter in Spring MVC in Spring Framework before 3.2.5 and 4.0.0.M1 through 4.0.0.RC1 does not disable external entity resolution, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, and conduct CSRF attacks via crafted XML, aka an XML External Entity (XXE) issue, and a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-4152 and CVE-2013-7315.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from pivotal_software. Update spring_framework to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
pivotal_softwarespring_framework3.0.0Affected

References

Refrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0400.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/57915Refwww.gopivotal.com/security/cve-2013-6429Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/530770/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/64947Refh20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05324755Refjira.springsource.org/browse/SPR-11078?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:worklog-tabpanelRefrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0400.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/57915Refwww.gopivotal.com/security/cve-2013-6429

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-6429?

CVE-2013-6429 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting pivotal_software spring_framework. It was published on January 26, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2013-6429?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2013-6429?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from pivotal_software. Update spring_framework to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2013-6429?

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