CVE-2014-3630

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Java XML processing functionality in Play before 2...

9.8 Critical

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Java XML processing functionality in Play before 2.2.6 and 2.3.x before 2.3.5 might allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, or have unspecified other impact via crafted XML data.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.93%Up 1.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2014-3630
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-611
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2014-3630
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-3588 No score

Record: EUVD-2014-3588
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xpw4-hqm8-rj97 9.8

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Java XML processing functionality in Play before 2...

Record: GHSA-xpw4-hqm8-rj97
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-611
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-3630 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Lightbend Play Framework, published December 29, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.93%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.