CVE-2014-3579

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 3.5%, top 12% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 5%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ Apollo 1.x before 1.7.1 allows remote consumers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving an XPath based selector when dequeuing XML messages.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
90.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

October 27, 2017

Last Modified

May 13, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Jun 22, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

IBM X-Force Exchange

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100721
generic
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72508
generic

oss-sec: [ANNOUNCE] CVE-2014-3579 - ActiveMQ Apollo vulnerability

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/428
generic
http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2014-3579-announcement.txt
generic
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
generic

[APLO-366] XPath selector - make xml parser features configurable - ASF Jira

https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/APLO-366

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
org.apache.activemq:apollo-project1.0 ... 1.7 (8 versions)1.7.1—

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 37× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2014-3579?
CVE-2014-3579 is a critical vulnerability published on October 27, 2017. XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ Apollo 1.x before 1.7.1 allows remote consumers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving an XPath based selector when dequeuing XML messages.
When was CVE-2014-3579 disclosed?
CVE-2014-3579 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 27, 2017, with the most recent update on May 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2014-3579 actively exploited?
CVE-2014-3579 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 90.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2014-3579?
CVE-2014-3579 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2014-3579?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2014-3579, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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