CVE-2017-14868

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-11-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-611

Description

Restlet Framework before 2.3.11, when using SimpleXMLProvider, allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via an XXE attack in a REST API HTTP request. This affects use of the Jax-rs extension.

Affected products

Restlet: before 2.3.11 — fixed in 2.3.11

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Restlet 2.3.11. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/restlet/restlet-framework-java/issues/1286
https://github.com/restlet/restlet-framework-java/wiki/XEE-security-enhancements
https://lgtm.com/blog/restlet_CVE-2017-14868
https://github.com/restlet/restlet-framework-java/issues/1286
https://github.com/restlet/restlet-framework-java/wiki/XEE-security-enhancements
https://lgtm.com/blog/restlet_CVE-2017-14868

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