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TI-2014-02856 Aliases CVE-2014-3530GHSA-2c9q-qwrc-f486

The org.picketlink.common.util.DocumentUtil.getDocumentBuilderFactory method in…

Priority LOW 39CWE-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 · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 20 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

The org.picketlink.common.util.DocumentUtil.getDocumentBuilderFactory method in PicketLink, as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBEAP) 5.2.0 and 6.2.4, expands entity references, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary code and possibly have other unspecified impact via unspecified vectors, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03857 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial org.picketlink:picketlink-common (Maven): 2.7.0.FinalRed Hat: 15 advisoriesRed Hat: 20 fixed, 3 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.picketlink:picketlink-common (Maven)before 2.7.0.Final2.7.0.FinalPatch availableGHSA-2c9q-qwrc-f486
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.picketlink:picketlink-common (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.7.0.Final Fixed in 2.7.0.Final Patch available GHSA-2c9q-qwrc-f486

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.4VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-2c9q-qwrc-f486 org.picketlink:picketlink-common (Maven) Fixed in 2.7.0.Final Advisory →

Red Hat 15 advisories

  • RHSA-2015:1888 Released 2015-10-12 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3.1 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3
  • 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
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  • 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
  • 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-2015:0091 Released 2015-01-27 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6.4.0 update
    • Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6.4
  • RHSA-2014:0910 Released 2014-07-21 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3.2.2 update
    • Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3.2
  • RHSA-2014:0897 Released 2014-07-16 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Platform 5.2.0 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5.2
  • RHSA-2014:0898 Released 2014-07-16 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Platform 5.2.0 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Server picketlink-federation-2.1.5-3_patch_01.ep5.el5
    • Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Server picketlink-federation-2.1.5-3_patch_01.el6_5
  • RHSA-2014:0886 Released 2014-07-16 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2.0 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2
  • RHSA-2014:0884 Released 2014-07-16 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2.4 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2
  • RHSA-2014:0885 Released 2014-07-15 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2.0 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 AS picketlink-federation-2.1.5-3_patch_01.ep5.el4
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ES picketlink-federation-2.1.5-3_patch_01.ep5.el4
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Server picketlink-federation-2.1.5-3_patch_01.ep5.el5
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Server picketlink-federation-2.1.5-3_patch_01.el6_5
  • RHSA-2014:0883 Released 2014-07-15 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2.4 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2 for RHEL 5 Server picketlink-federation-2.1.9-5.SP3_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2 for RHEL 6 Server picketlink-federation-2.1.9-5.SP3_redhat_2.1.ep6.el6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat JBoss Portal 5AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.0Fixed RHSA-2015:0234
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0Fixed RHSA-2015:0235
Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6.4Fixed RHSA-2015:0091
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 5 for RHEL 4 ASFixed RHSA-2014:0885
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ESFixed RHSA-2014:0885
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 5 ServerFixed RHSA-2014:0885
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6 ServerFixed RHSA-2014:0885
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2Fixed RHSA-2014:0886
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2Fixed RHSA-2014:0884
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2 for RHEL 5 ServerFixed RHSA-2014:0883
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2 for RHEL 6 ServerFixed RHSA-2014:0883
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6.0Fixed RHSA-2015:0720
Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3.2Fixed RHSA-2014:0910
Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.2Fixed RHSA-2015:1009
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3Fixed RHSA-2015:1888
Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 5 ServerFixed RHSA-2014:0898
Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 6 ServerFixed RHSA-2014:0898
Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5.2Fixed RHSA-2014:0897
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

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-3530
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2c9q-qwrc-f486
  3. 2026-10-16 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

Advisory 10

Other 4

  • 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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Sources

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