SOAPpy 0.12.5 does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows…
Priority LOW 28CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
SOAPpy 0.12.5 does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted SOAP request containing a large number of nested entity references.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0268 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial SOAPpy (PyPI): 0.12.6Red Hat: 2 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 |
| — | SOAPpy (PyPI) | before 0.12.6 | 0.12.6 | Patch available | GHSA-2gh8-gr6x-7q26 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- SOAPpy (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.12.6 Fixed in 0.12.6 Patch available GHSA-2gh8-gr6x-7q26
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:makina-corpus:soappy:0.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.12.5 | Vulnerable | Makina-corpus |
- cpe:2.3:a:makina-corpus:soappy:0.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.12.5 Vulnerable ·Makina-corpus
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-2gh8-gr6x-7q26 SOAPpy (PyPI) Fixed in 0.12.6 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-3243
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2gh8-gr6x-7q26
References
Exploit 1
Other 8
- 20140506 CVE Request ---- SOAPpy 0.12.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
- [oss-security] 20140506 CVE Request ---- SOAPpy 0.12.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
- [oss-security] 20140506 Re: CVE Request ---- SOAPpy 0.12.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
- https://github.com/kiorky/SOAPpy/commit/64125a24aad228761f38312d44bde4bec7354276
- https://github.com/kiorky/SOAPpy/commit/a38656817c8ce7d02e117b1308328419a5d1560f
- https://github.com/kiorky/SOAPpy/blob/develop/CHANGES.txt#L32-L37
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150501220613/http://www.pnigos.com/?p=260
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200229062311/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67216
More Makina-corpus Soappy vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-02587 SOAPpy 0.12.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a SOAP request… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2014-3243 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-3243 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2gh8-gr6x-7q26 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-3243 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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