CVE-2014-5325
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Direct Web Remoting
CVE-2014-5325 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Directwebremoting Direct Web Remoting, published November 24, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.32%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in org.directwebremoting:dwr 2.0.11.
- Severity
- 5.0 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 2.32%EPSS, 83rd percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
2.0.11org.directwebremoting:dwr +3 more
Description
The (1) DOMConverter, (2) JDOMConverter, (3) DOM4JConverter, and (4) XOMConverter functions in Direct Web Remoting (DWR) through 2.0.10 and 3.x through 3.0.RC2 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via DOM data containing an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.directwebremoting:dwrMaven | before 2.0.11 | 2.0.11 |
org.directwebremoting:dwrMaven | 3.0.M1 to 3.0.RC2 | 3.0.RC3 |
org.directwebremoting:dwrMaven | before 2.0.11, plus listed versions 2.0.12.0.102.0.22.0.32.0.82.0.92.0.rc12.0.rc2 | 2.0.11 |
org.directwebremoting:dwrMaven | 3.0.M1 up to 3.0.RC3 | 3.0.RC3 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The (1) DOMConverter, (2) JDOMConverter, (3) DOM4JConverter, and (4) XOMConverter functions in Direct Web Remoting (DWR) through 2.0.10 and 3.x through 3.0.RC2 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via DOM data containing an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
- Record
CVE-2014-5325- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
The (1) DOMConverter, (2) JDOMConverter, (3) DOM4JConverter, and (4) XOMConverter functions in Direct Web Remoting (DWR) through 2.0.10 and 3.x through 3.0.RC2 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via DOM data containing an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
- Record
CVE-2014-5325- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4196No score
The (1) DOMConverter, (2) JDOMConverter, (3) DOM4JConverter, and (4) XOMConverter functions in Direct Web Remoting (DWR) through 2.0.10 and 3.x through 3.0.RC2 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via DOM data containing an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4196- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hqw5-62gp-rqgmNo score
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Direct Web Remoting
The (1) DOMConverter, (2) JDOMConverter, (3) DOM4JConverter, and (4) XOMConverter functions in Direct Web Remoting (DWR) through 2.0.10 and 3.x through 3.0.RC2 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via DOM data containing an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
- Record
GHSA-hqw5-62gp-rqgm- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-hqw5-62gp-rqgmNo score
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Direct Web Remoting
The (1) DOMConverter, (2) JDOMConverter, (3) DOM4JConverter, and (4) XOMConverter functions in Direct Web Remoting (DWR) through 2.0.10 and 3.x through 3.0.RC2 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via DOM data containing an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
- Record
GHSA-hqw5-62gp-rqgm- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.