🛡️ CVE-2014-3643 — jersey-core

🟠 CVSS 8.0 — High ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-611 OSV
8.0
CVSS Score
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Description

jersey: XXE via parameter entities

jersey: XXE via parameter entities not disabled by the jersey SAX parser

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability none.

Weakness class

CVE-2014-3643 is classified as CWE-611: XML External Entity Reference (XXE). An XML parser resolves external entities, letting a crafted document read local files or reach internal services.

Affected software

CVE-2014-3643 is recorded against 1 package.

  • com.sun.jersey:jersey-core (fixed in 1.13)

Timeline and source

Published on 17 May 2022 and last revised on 19 June 2025. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
access.redhat.com (Web)
bugzilla.redhat.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
www.oracle.com (Web)
www.sourceclear.com (Web)

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 8.0
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE CWE-611
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-05-17
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2025-06-19
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
com.sun.jersey:jersey-core — 1.13

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