CVE-2017-14868 Restlet Framework Ja-rs extension is vulnerable to XXE when using SimpleXMLProvider

HighCVSS 7.5 EPSS 2.5%

Published: 2017-11-30 20:00
Updated: 2026-06-17 04:06
Exploit status: No public exploit known

Description

Restlet Framework before 2.3.11, when using SimpleXMLProvider, allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via an XXE attack in a REST API HTTP request. This affects use of the Jax-rs extension.

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
org.restlet.jse/org.restlet.ext.jaxrs(Maven)	< 2.3.11	2.3.11
restlet	< 2.3.11	2.3.11

References

nvd.nist.gov third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
github.com third-party-advisory
github.com vendor-advisory
github.com third-party-advisory
lgtm.com third-party-advisory
github.com product

CVSS v3.0

7.5 High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

All scores (4)

v3.0 7.5 · nvd@nist.gov
v3.0 7.5 · github
v3.0 7.5 · osv:ghsa
v2.0 5.0 · nvd@nist.gov

Weakness & likelihood

EPSS (exploitation probability, 30 days): 2.52% (percentile 85.1)
CWE: CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Public exploit references

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No public exploit references known.