The (1) BasicParserPool, (2) StaticBasicParserPool, (3) XML Decrypter, and (4) SAML Decrypter in Shibboleth OpenSAML-Java before 2.6.1 set the expandEntityReferences property to true, which allows remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted XML DOCTYPE declaration.
CVE-2013-6440
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 84.4%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
February 14, 2014
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (16)
- secalert@redhathttp://blog.sendsafely.com/post/69590974866/web-based-single-sign-on-and-the-dangers-of-saml-xml
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0170.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0171.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0172.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0195.html
- secalert@redhathttp://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20131213.txt
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1043332
- secalert@redhathttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://blog.sendsafely.com/post/69590974866/web-based-single-sign-on-and-the-dangers-of-saml-xml
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0170.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0171.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0172.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0195.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20131213.txt
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1043332
Patch Availability(6)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | xmltooling | 2014-12-15 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2014-04-30 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2014-02-20 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2014-02-13 | redhat |
| redhat | xmltooling-0:1.3.4-5.redhat_3.1.ep6.el6 | 2014-02-13 | redhat |
| redhat | xmltooling-0:1.3.4-5.redhat_3.1.ep6.el5 | 2014-02-13 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| org.opensaml:opensaml | 1.1 ... 2.6.0 (10 versions) | 2.6.1 | — |
All Vendor Advisories
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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
- Red HatRHSA-2014:0170MODERATE2013-12-11
RHSA-2014:0170 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2014:0171MODERATE2013-12-11
RHSA-2014:0171 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2014:0172MODERATE2013-12-11
RHSA-2014:0172 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2014:0195MODERATE2013-12-11
RHSA-2014:0195 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2014:0452MODERATE2013-12-11
RHSA-2014:0452 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2014:1290MODERATE2013-12-11
RHSA-2014:1290 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2014:1291MODERATE2013-12-11
RHSA-2014:1291 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2014:1995MODERATE2013-12-11
RHSA-2014:1995 — Moderate
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