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TI-2014-02817 Aliases CVE-2014-3490GHSA-qjpq-5pq3-43rr

RESTEasy 2.3.1 before 2.3.8.SP2 and 3.x before 3.0.9, as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise…

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-266Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 19 fixed, 7 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-266.

Summary

RESTEasy 2.3.1 before 2.3.8.SP2 and 3.x before 3.0.9, as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) 6.3.0, does not disable external entities when the resteasy.document.expand.entity.references parameter is set to false, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and have other unspecified impact via unspecified vectors, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0818.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04572 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client (Maven): 2.3.8.SP2, 3.0.9.FinalRed Hat: 12 advisoriesRed Hat: 19 fixed, 7 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client (Maven)2.3.1 to before 2.3.8.SP22.3.8.SP2Patch availableGHSA-qjpq-5pq3-43rr
—org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client (Maven)3.0.0 to before 3.0.9.Final3.0.9.FinalPatch availableGHSA-qjpq-5pq3-43rr
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.3.1 to before 2.3.8.SP2 Fixed in 2.3.8.SP2 Patch available GHSA-qjpq-5pq3-43rr
  • org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.0.9.Final Fixed in 3.0.9.Final Patch available GHSA-qjpq-5pq3-43rr

CPE configurations NVD · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.1 – 2.3.7.2; 3.0.0 to before 3.0.9VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0 beta1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0 beta2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0 beta3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0 beta4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0 beta5VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0 beta6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0 rc1VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.1 – 2.3.7.2; 3.0.0 to before 3.0.9 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 beta3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 beta4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 beta5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 beta6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-qjpq-5pq3-43rr org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client (Maven) Fixed in 2.3.8.SP2 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-qjpq-5pq3-43rr org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client (Maven) Fixed in 3.0.9.Final Advisory →

Red Hat 12 advisories

  • RHSA-2015:1009 Released 2015-05-14 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.2.0 update
    • Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.2
  • RHSA-2015:0765 Released 2015-03-31 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.0.0 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.0
  • RHSA-2015:0720 Released 2015-03-24 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6.0.0 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6.0
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  • RHSA-2015:0675 Released 2015-03-11 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.1.0 update
    • Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.1
  • RHSA-2015:0234 Released 2015-02-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite 6.0.3 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.0
  • RHSA-2015:0235 Released 2015-02-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0.3 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0
  • RHSA-2015:0125 Released 2015-02-04 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Web Framework Kit 2.7.0 update
    • Red Hat JBoss Web Framework Kit 2.7
  • RHSA-2014:1904 Released 2014-11-25 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3.3.0 update
    • Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3.3
  • RHSA-2014:1298 Released 2014-09-24 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6.3.1 update
    • Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6.3
  • RHSA-2014:1040 Released 2014-08-11 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3.0 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3 for RHEL 5 Server resteasy-2.3.8-5.SP1_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3 for RHEL 6 Server resteasy-2.3.8-5.SP1_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3 for RHEL 7 Server resteasy-2.3.8-5.SP1_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
  • RHSA-2014:1039 Released 2014-08-11 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3.0 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3
  • RHSA-2014:1011 Released 2014-08-06 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    resteasy-base security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) resteasy-base-2.3.5-3.el7_0, resteasy-base-atom-provider-2.3.5-3.el7_0, resteasy-base-jackson-provider-2.3.5-3.el7_0 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) resteasy-base-2.3.5-3.el7_0, resteasy-base-atom-provider-2.3.5-3.el7_0, resteasy-base-jackson-provider-2.3.5-3.el7_0 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) resteasy-base-2.3.5-3.el7_0, resteasy-base-atom-provider-2.3.5-3.el7_0, resteasy-base-jaxb-provider-2.3.5-3.el7_0 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) resteasy-base-2.3.5-3.el7_0, resteasy-base-jackson-provider-2.3.5-3.el7_0, resteasy-base-javadoc-2.3.5-3.el7_0 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) resteasy-base-2.3.5-3.el7_0, resteasy-base-atom-provider-2.3.5-3.el7_0, resteasy-base-jaxb-provider-2.3.5-3.el7_0 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) resteasy-base-2.3.5-3.el7_0, resteasy-base-jackson-provider-2.3.5-3.el7_0, resteasy-base-javadoc-2.3.5-3.el7_0 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Portal 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Satellite 6AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Subscription Asset ManagerAffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1011
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1011
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1011
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1011
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1011
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1011
Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.0Fixed RHSA-2015:0234
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0Fixed RHSA-2015:0235
Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6.3Fixed RHSA-2014:1298
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.0Fixed RHSA-2015:0765
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.1Fixed RHSA-2015:0675
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3Fixed RHSA-2014:1039
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3 for RHEL 5 ServerFixed RHSA-2014:1040
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3 for RHEL 6 ServerFixed RHSA-2014:1040
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3 for RHEL 7 ServerFixed RHSA-2014:1040
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6.0Fixed RHSA-2015:0720
Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3.3Fixed RHSA-2014:1904
Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.2Fixed RHSA-2015:1009
Red Hat JBoss Web Framework Kit 2.7Fixed RHSA-2015:0125
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-3490
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qjpq-5pq3-43rr

References

Patch 2

Advisory 11

  • TI-2017-08941 Deserialization of untrusted data in Red Hat jbossas KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2010-01790 JBoss Seam 2 (jboss-seam2), as used in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-09342 Unrestricted file upload in Apache Tomcat KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2010-01383 The Web Console (aka web-console) in JBossAs in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2017-09354 XML external entity injection in Apache Solr before 7.1 with Apache Lucene before 7.1 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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