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CVE-2017-7503
It was found that the Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.0.5 implementation of javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory is vulnerable to XXE. An attacker…
Critical9.8EPSS 2.0%
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- redhat
Description
It was found that the Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.0.5 implementation of javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory is vulnerable to XXE. An attacker could use this flaw to launch DoS or SSRF attacks, or read files from the server where EAP is deployed.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 19% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
- Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')
- CWE-611 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-611 and its CVEs
Affected products
Red Hat, Inc. · JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
- affected 7.0.5
References (2)
- 98546 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1451960 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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