CVE-2020-14338: Input Validation

Published Jul 23, 2020
·
Updated

A flaw was found in Wildfly's implementation of xerces, specifically in the way the XMLSchemaValidator class in the JAXP component of Wildfly enforced the "use-grammar-pool-only" feature. A specially-crafted XML file could possibly use this flaw to manipulate with the validation process in certain cases. This is the same flaw as CVE-2020-14621, which affected OpenJDK, which uses similar code.

Affected Software

89 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/eap7-activemq-artemis<0:2.9.0-5.redhat_00011.1.el6ea
0:2.9.0-5.redhat_00011.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-activemq-artemis-native<1:1.0.2-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
1:1.0.2-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-apache-commons-codec<0:1.14.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.14.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-apache-commons-lang<0:3.10.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:3.10.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-apache-cxf<0:3.3.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:3.3.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-artemis-native<1:1.0.2-3.redhat_1.el6ea
1:1.0.2-3.redhat_1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-bouncycastle<0:1.65.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.65.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-glassfish-jsf<0:2.3.9-11.SP12_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.3.9-11.SP12_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-hal-console<0:3.2.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:3.2.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate<0:5.3.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:5.3.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-httpcomponents-client<0:4.5.12-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:4.5.12-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-httpcomponents-core<0:4.4.13-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:4.4.13-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jberet<0:1.3.7-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.3.7-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-invocation<0:1.5.3-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.5.3-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-logmanager<0:2.1.17-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.1.17-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.7.2-2.Final_redhat_00002.1.el6ea
0:1.7.2-2.Final_redhat_00002.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-xnio-base<0:3.7.9-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:3.7.9-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jgroups<0:4.1.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
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redhat/eap7-narayana<0:5.9.9-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
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redhat/eap7-picketbox<0:5.0.3-8.Final_redhat_00007.1.el6ea
0:5.0.3-8.Final_redhat_00007.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-picketlink-bindings<0:2.5.5-25.SP12_redhat_00013.1.el6ea
0:2.5.5-25.SP12_redhat_00013.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-snakeyaml<0:1.26.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.26.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-undertow<0:2.0.31-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.0.31-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-velocity<0:2.2.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.2.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.3.3-4.GA_redhat_00004.1.el6ea
0:7.3.3-4.GA_redhat_00004.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-elytron<0:1.10.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.10.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-transaction-client<0:1.1.13-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.1.13-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-xerces-j2<0:2.12.0-2.SP03_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.12.0-2.SP03_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-activemq-artemis<0:2.9.0-5.redhat_00011.1.el7ea
0:2.9.0-5.redhat_00011.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-activemq-artemis-native<1:1.0.2-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
1:1.0.2-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-apache-commons-codec<0:1.14.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.14.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-apache-commons-lang<0:3.10.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:3.10.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-apache-cxf<0:3.3.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:3.3.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-artemis-native<1:1.0.2-3.redhat_1.el7ea
1:1.0.2-3.redhat_1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-bouncycastle<0:1.65.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.65.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-glassfish-jsf<0:2.3.9-11.SP12_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.3.9-11.SP12_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-hal-console<0:3.2.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:3.2.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate<0:5.3.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:5.3.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-httpcomponents-client<0:4.5.12-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:4.5.12-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-httpcomponents-core<0:4.4.13-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:4.4.13-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jberet<0:1.3.7-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.3.7-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-invocation<0:1.5.3-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.5.3-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-logmanager<0:2.1.17-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.1.17-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.7.2-2.Final_redhat_00002.1.el7ea
0:1.7.2-2.Final_redhat_00002.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-xnio-base<0:3.7.9-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:3.7.9-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jgroups<0:4.1.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:4.1.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-narayana<0:5.9.9-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:5.9.9-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-picketbox<0:5.0.3-8.Final_redhat_00007.1.el7ea
0:5.0.3-8.Final_redhat_00007.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-picketlink-bindings<0:2.5.5-25.SP12_redhat_00013.1.el7ea
0:2.5.5-25.SP12_redhat_00013.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-snakeyaml<0:1.26.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.26.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-undertow<0:2.0.31-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.0.31-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-velocity<0:2.2.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.2.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.3.3-4.GA_redhat_00004.1.el7ea
0:7.3.3-4.GA_redhat_00004.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-elytron<0:1.10.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.10.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-transaction-client<0:1.1.13-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.1.13-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-xerces-j2<0:2.12.0-2.SP03_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.12.0-2.SP03_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-activemq-artemis<0:2.9.0-5.redhat_00011.1.el8ea
0:2.9.0-5.redhat_00011.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-activemq-artemis-native<1:1.0.2-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
1:1.0.2-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-apache-commons-codec<0:1.14.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.14.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-apache-commons-lang<0:3.10.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:3.10.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-apache-cxf<0:3.3.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:3.3.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-artemis-native<1:1.0.2-3.redhat_1.el8ea
1:1.0.2-3.redhat_1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-bouncycastle<0:1.65.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.65.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-glassfish-jsf<0:2.3.9-11.SP12_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.3.9-11.SP12_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-hal-console<0:3.2.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:3.2.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate<0:5.3.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:5.3.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-httpcomponents-client<0:4.5.12-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:4.5.12-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-httpcomponents-core<0:4.4.13-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:4.4.13-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jberet<0:1.3.7-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.3.7-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-invocation<0:1.5.3-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.5.3-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-logmanager<0:2.1.17-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.1.17-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.7.2-2.Final_redhat_00002.1.el8ea
0:1.7.2-2.Final_redhat_00002.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-xnio-base<0:3.7.9-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:3.7.9-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jgroups<0:4.1.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:4.1.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-narayana<0:5.9.9-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:5.9.9-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-picketbox<0:5.0.3-8.Final_redhat_00007.1.el8ea
0:5.0.3-8.Final_redhat_00007.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-picketlink-bindings<0:2.5.5-25.SP12_redhat_00013.1.el8ea
0:2.5.5-25.SP12_redhat_00013.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-snakeyaml<0:1.26.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.26.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-undertow<0:2.0.31-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.0.31-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-velocity<0:2.2.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.2.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.3.3-4.GA_redhat_00004.1.el8ea
0:7.3.3-4.GA_redhat_00004.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-elytron<0:1.10.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.10.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-transaction-client<0:1.1.13-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.1.13-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-xerces-j2<0:2.12.0-2.SP03_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.12.0-2.SP03_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/xerces jboss<2.12.0.
2.12.0.
redhat Xerces<2.12.0
redhat Xerces=2.12.0-sp1
redhat Xerces=2.12.0-sp2
IBM InfoSphere Data Architect<=9.2.1

Event History

Aug 27, 2020
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Sep 17, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:06 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:06 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Mar 4, 2026
Data Sourced
via IBM·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2020-14338?

CVE-2020-14338 has been classified with a medium severity rating.

2

How do I fix CVE-2020-14338?

To fix CVE-2020-14338, update to one of the patched versions of the affected packages listed in the remediation section.

3

What products are affected by CVE-2020-14338?

CVE-2020-14338 affects various Red Hat Enterprise Application Platform versions along with Xerces and specific components of WildFly.

4

What kind of exploit does CVE-2020-14338 represent?

CVE-2020-14338 is an XML validation flaw that allows an attacker to manipulate the validation process with specially-crafted XML files.

5

Is there a known workaround for CVE-2020-14338?

There are no specific workarounds for CVE-2020-14338, and upgrading to secure versions is recommended.

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