Vulnerabilities > CVE-2014-3004 - XXE vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 4.3 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE
network
castor-project
opensuse-project
opensuse
CWE-611
nessus
exploit available

Summary

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.

Exploit-Db

descriptionCastor Library XML External Entity Information Disclosure Vulnerability. CVE-2014-3004. Remote exploits for multiple platform
idEDB-ID:39205
last seen2016-02-04
modified2014-05-27
published2014-05-27
reporterRon Gutierrez
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/39205/
titleCastor Library XML External Entity Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Nessus

  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2014-16446.NASL
    descriptionUpdate to latest upstream point release containing fix for CVE-2014-3004 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2014-12-15
    plugin id79946
    published2014-12-15
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/79946
    titleFedora 21 : castor-1.3.3-1.fc21 (2014-16446)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2014-16446.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(79946);
      script_version("1.3");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/03/12");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2014-3004");
      script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2014-16446");
    
      script_name(english:"Fedora 21 : castor-1.3.3-1.fc21 (2014-16446)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Update to latest upstream point release containing fix for
    CVE-2014-3004
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
    has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
    without introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1108639"
      );
      # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/146246.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?9bfbe9ae"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected castor package."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:castor");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:21");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/12/06");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/12/15");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
    if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
    os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! ereg(pattern:"^21([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 21.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"FC21", reference:"castor-1.3.3-1.fc21")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "castor");
    }
    
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2014-16346.NASL
    descriptionUpdate to latest upstream point release containing fix for CVE-2014-3004 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2014-12-15
    plugin id79935
    published2014-12-15
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/79935
    titleFedora 20 : castor-1.3.3-1.fc20 (2014-16346)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2014-16346.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(79935);
      script_version("1.3");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/03/12");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2014-3004");
      script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2014-16346");
    
      script_name(english:"Fedora 20 : castor-1.3.3-1.fc20 (2014-16346)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Update to latest upstream point release containing fix for
    CVE-2014-3004
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
    has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
    without introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1108639"
      );
      # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/146251.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?3adec97e"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected castor package."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:castor");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:20");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/12/06");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/12/15");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
    if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
    os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! ereg(pattern:"^20([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 20.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"FC20", reference:"castor-1.3.3-1.fc20")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "castor");
    }
    
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2014-435.NASL
    descriptioncastor was updated to prevent XXE attacks via crafted XML documents (CVE-2014-3004).
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2014-06-23
    plugin id76183
    published2014-06-23
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/76183
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : castor (openSUSE-SU-2014:0822-1)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from openSUSE Security Update openSUSE-2014-435.
    #
    # The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(76183);
      script_version("1.5");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/06/04");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2013-3004", "CVE-2014-3004");
      script_bugtraq_id(67676);
    
      script_name(english:"openSUSE Security Update : castor (openSUSE-SU-2014:0822-1)");
      script_summary(english:"Check for the openSUSE-2014-435 patch");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "castor was updated to prevent XXE attacks via crafted XML documents
    (CVE-2014-3004)."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=882408"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00043.html"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected castor packages."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:castor");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:castor-demo");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:castor-javadoc");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:castor-test");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:castor-xml");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.3");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.1");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/06/13");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/06/23");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
    if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE");
    if (release !~ "^(SUSE12\.3|SUSE13\.1)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "12.3 / 13.1", release);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE12.3", reference:"castor-0.9.5-317.4.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE12.3", reference:"castor-demo-0.9.5-317.4.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE12.3", reference:"castor-javadoc-0.9.5-317.4.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE12.3", reference:"castor-test-0.9.5-317.4.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE12.3", reference:"castor-xml-0.9.5-317.4.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE13.1", reference:"castor-0.9.5-320.4.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE13.1", reference:"castor-demo-0.9.5-320.4.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE13.1", reference:"castor-test-0.9.5-320.4.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE13.1", reference:"castor-xml-0.9.5-320.4.1") ) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "castor");
    }
    

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