CVE-2014-3243
SOAPpy vulnerable to XXE attacks
SOAPpy 0.12.5 does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted SOAP request containing a large number of nested entity references.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
SOAPpy 0.12.5 does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted SOAP request containing a large number of nested entity references.
- Record
CVE-2014-3243- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
SOAPpy 0.12.5 does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted SOAP request containing a large number of nested entity references.
- Record
CVE-2014-3243- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-1984 No score
SOAPpy 0.12.5 does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted SOAP request containing a large number of nested entity references.
- Record
EUVD-2022-1984- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2gh8-gr6x-7q26 No score
SOAPpy vulnerable to XXE attacks
SOAPpy 0.12.5 does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted SOAP request containing a large number of nested entity references.
- Record
GHSA-2gh8-gr6x-7q26- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-2gh8-gr6x-7q26 No score
SOAPpy vulnerable to XXE attacks
SOAPpy 0.12.5 does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted SOAP request containing a large number of nested entity references.
- Record
GHSA-2gh8-gr6x-7q26- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-923 No score
SOAPpy vulnerable to XXE attacks
SOAPpy 0.12.5 does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted SOAP request containing a large number of nested entity references.
- Record
PYSEC-2026-923- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-3243 No score
SOAPpy 0.12.5 does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted SOAP request containing a large number of nested entity references.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3243- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
soappyPyPI |
through 0.12.5 | 0.12.6 |
soappyPyPI |
before 0.12.6, plus listed versions 0.12.10.12.30.12.40.12.5 |
0.12.6 |
python-soappyUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.12.0-4 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-3243 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Makina-corpus Soappy, published May 12, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.68%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in soappy 0.12.6.
References
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/20
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/06/1
pnigos.com?p=260
securityfocus.com/bid/67216
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3243
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github.com/kiorky/SOAPpy/commit/64125a24aad228761f38312d44bde4bec7354276
web.archive.org/web/20150501220613/http://www.pnigos.com?p=260
pypi.org/project/soappy
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3243
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3243