CVE-2013-6440: XML eXternal Entity (XXE) flaw in ParserPool and Decrypter

February 14, 2014 (updated March 5, 2014)

The BasicParserPool, StaticBasicParserPool, XML Decrypter, and SAML Decrypter in this package set the expandEntityReferences property to true, which allows remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted XML DOCTYPE declaration.

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/CVE-2013-6440

Code Behaviors & Features

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