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TI-2014-06740 Aliases CVE-2014-8125GHSA-6qx9-rf9g-7jmr

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Drools and jBPM before 6.2.0 allows remote…

Priority LOW 38CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 6 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.

Summary

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Drools and jBPM before 6.2.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or possibly have other unspecified impact via a crafted BPMN2 file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02636 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial org.drools:drools-core (Maven): 6.2.0.Finalorg.jbpm:jbpm-bpmn2 (Maven): 6.2.0.FinalRed Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 2 fixed, 6 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.drools:drools-core (Maven)before 6.2.0.Final6.2.0.FinalPatch availableGHSA-6qx9-rf9g-7jmr
—org.jbpm:jbpm-bpmn2 (Maven)before 6.2.0.Final6.2.0.FinalPatch availableGHSA-6qx9-rf9g-7jmr
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.drools:drools-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 6.2.0.Final Fixed in 6.2.0.Final Patch available GHSA-6qx9-rf9g-7jmr
  • org.jbpm:jbpm-bpmn2 (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 6.2.0.Final Fixed in 6.2.0.Final Patch available GHSA-6qx9-rf9g-7jmr

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:drools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 6.1.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jbpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 6.1.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:drools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.1.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jbpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.1.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-6qx9-rf9g-7jmr org.drools:drools-core (Maven) Fixed in 6.2.0.Final Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-6qx9-rf9g-7jmr org.jbpm:jbpm-bpmn2 (Maven) Fixed in 6.2.0.Final Advisory →

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2015:0850 Released 2015-04-16 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.1.0 update
    • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0
  • RHSA-2015:0851 Released 2015-04-16 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite 6.1.0 update
    • Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.0

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 Virtualization 6AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.0Fixed RHSA-2015:0851
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0Fixed RHSA-2015:0850

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-8125
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6qx9-rf9g-7jmr

References

Advisory 3

Other 3

  • TI-2021-18216 drools <=7.59.x is affected by an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-01296 Drools: unsafe data deserialization in streamutils CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

Sources

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