CVE-2014-3004: castor_project castor
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2014-3004 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in castor_project castor. EPSS estimates a 9.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Duplicates 1Timeline
- 11-06-2014PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
9.16%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
95%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+1.30 pp
From 7.86% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
3 foundExploit Reference (seclists.org)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (packetstormsecurity.com)
Maturity: unknown
Castor Library - XML External Entity Information Disclosure
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Castor1 product
- castor≤ 1.0
Castor_project1 product
- castor≤ 1.3.2 | 1.3 | 1.3.1
Mageia1 product
- castor< 1.3.3-1.mga4
Opensuse1 product
- opensuseEOL13.1
Opensuse_project1 product
- opensuse12.3
Org.codehaus.castor1 product
- castor< 1.3.3
Ubuntu1 product
- castorAll versions (No fix recorded)
7 vendors · 7 products
References
15 links- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00043.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/126854/Castor-Library-XXE-Disclosure.htmlX Refsource MISCExploitREPORTWEB
