RESTEasy before 2.3.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an external…
Priority LOW 29CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 15 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
RESTEasy before 2.3.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an external entity reference in a DOM document, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03213 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client (Maven): 2.3.1Red Hat: 11 advisoriesRed Hat: 15 fixed, 3 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client (Maven) | before 2.3.1 | 2.3.1 | Patch available | GHSA-wrrh-g7h3-gqmx |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.3.1 Fixed in 2.3.1 Patch available GHSA-wrrh-g7h3-gqmx
CPE configurations NVD · 13
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.3.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.3.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-wrrh-g7h3-gqmx org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client (Maven) Fixed in 2.3.1 Advisory →
Red Hat 11 advisories
- RHSA-2014:0372 Released 2014-04-03 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0.1 update
- Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0
- RHSA-2014:0371 Released 2014-04-03 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss BPM Suite 6.0.1 update
- Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.0
- RHSA-2013:1263 Released 2013-09-16 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Storage Console 2.1 security update
- Red Hat Storage Console 2.1 otopi-1.1.0-1.el6ev, otopi-devel-1.1.0-1.el6ev, otopi-java-1.1.0-1.el6ev +19
Show 8 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2012:1125 Released 2012-07-31 · Red Hat rating ImportantJBoss Enterprise SOA Platform 5.3.0 update
- Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3
- RHSA-2012:1059 Released 2012-07-05 · Red Hat rating Moderateresteasy security update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 AS resteasy-1.2.1-10.CP02_patch01.1.ep5.el4, resteasy-examples-1.2.1-10.CP02_patch01.1.ep5.el4, resteasy-javadoc-1.2.1-10.CP02_patch01.1.ep5.el4 +1
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ES resteasy-1.2.1-10.CP02_patch01.1.ep5.el4, resteasy-examples-1.2.1-10.CP02_patch01.1.ep5.el4, resteasy-javadoc-1.2.1-10.CP02_patch01.1.ep5.el4 +1
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Server resteasy-1.2.1-10.CP02_patch01.1.ep5.el5, resteasy-examples-1.2.1-10.CP02_patch01.1.ep5.el5, resteasy-javadoc-1.2.1-10.CP02_patch01.1.ep5.el5 +1
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Server resteasy-1.2.1-10.CP02_patch01.1.ep5.el6, resteasy-examples-1.2.1-10.CP02_patch01.1.ep5.el6, resteasy-javadoc-1.2.1-10.CP02_patch01.1.ep5.el6 +1
- RHSA-2012:1058 Released 2012-07-05 · Red Hat rating Moderateresteasy security update
- Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Server resteasy-1.2.1-10.CP02_patch01.1.ep5.el5, resteasy-examples-1.2.1-10.CP02_patch01.1.ep5.el5, resteasy-javadoc-1.2.1-10.CP02_patch01.1.ep5.el5 +1
- Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Server resteasy-1.2.1-10.CP02_patch01.1.ep5.el6, resteasy-examples-1.2.1-10.CP02_patch01.1.ep5.el6, resteasy-javadoc-1.2.1-10.CP02_patch01.1.ep5.el6 +1
- RHSA-2012:1057 Released 2012-07-05 · Red Hat rating Moderateresteasy security update
- Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5.1
- RHSA-2012:1056 Released 2012-07-05 · Red Hat rating Moderateresteasy security update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.1
- RHSA-2012:0519 Released 2012-04-25 · Red Hat rating ModerateJBoss Enterprise Portal Platform 5.2.1 update
- Red Hat JBoss Portal 5.2
- RHSA-2012:0441 Released 2012-04-02 · Red Hat rating ModerateJBoss Enterprise BRMS Platform 5.2.0 update
- JBoss Enterprise BRMS Platform 5.2
- RHSA-2012:0421 Released 2012-03-26 · Red Hat rating Moderaterhevm security and bug fix update
- RHEV-M for Servers rhevm-3.0.3_0001-3.el6, rhevm-backend-3.0.3_0001-3.el6, rhevm-config-3.0.3_0001-3.el6 +11
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet |
| JBoss Enterprise BRMS Platform 5.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0441 |
| RHEV-M for Servers | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0421 |
| Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0371 |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0372 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 AS | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1059 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ES | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1059 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1059 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1059 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1056 |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal 5.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0519 |
| Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1125 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1058 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1058 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1057 |
| Red Hat Storage Console 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1263 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 4 AS
- Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ES
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0818
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wrrh-g7h3-gqmx
References
Advisory 10
Other 18
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=785631
- 78679
- https://github.com/resteasy/resteasy/commit/71ace879cf92d323bfa4d3e88db0c3059109bbf6
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200229045254/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51766
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200229044434/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51748
- https://github.com/resteasy/Resteasy
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0818
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0372
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0371
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1263
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1125
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1059
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1058
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1057
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1056
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0519
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0441
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0421
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- TI-2020-11197 Uncontrolled resource consumption in RESTEasy CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2012-0818 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-0818 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wrrh-g7h3-gqmx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-0818 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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