Vulnerability Details : CVE-2013-6429
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.
Vulnerability category: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF)XML external entity (XXE) injectionDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2013-6429
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.0.0:milestone2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.0.0:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Pivotal Software » Spring FrameworkVersions from including (>=) 3.0.0 and up to, including, (<=) 3.2.4cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-6429
86.17%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 99 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2013-6429
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2013-6429
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The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
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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.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2013-6429
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https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05324755
HPSBGN03669 rev.2 - HPE SiteScope, Local Elevation of Privilege, Remote Denial of Service, Arbitrary Code Execution and Cross-Site Request ForgeryThird Party Advisory
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0400.html
RHSA-2014:0400 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalThird Party Advisory
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http://www.gopivotal.com/security/cve-2013-6429
CVE-2013-6429 Fix for XML External Entity (XXE) Injection (CVE-2013-7315) in Spring Framework was Incomplete | Security | PivotalThird Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64947
Spring Framework CVE-2013-6429 Multiple XML External Entity Injection VulnerabilitiesThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/530770/100/0/threaded
SecurityFocusThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://jira.springsource.org/browse/SPR-11078?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:worklog-tabpanel
[SPR-11078] Disable the processing of external entities in SourceHttpMessageConverter by default - Spring JIRAThird Party Advisory;Vendor Advisory
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