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CVE-2014-3529

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-3529 describes an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Apache POI versions prior to 3.10.1, specifically within the OPC SAX setup. This flaw allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the system by crafting a malicious OpenXML file containing an XML external entity declaration and a corresponding entity reference. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial confidentiality impact, as an unauthenticated attacker can exploit it over the network. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
13.26%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1326 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (11)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.poi:poiFixed in: 3.10.1
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.0
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.0Fixed in: apache-poi
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6.0Fixed in: apache-poi
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.2Fixed in: apache-poi
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat BPM Suite 6Fixed in: apache-poi
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3Fixed in: jasperreports-server-pro
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6Fixed in: apache-poi
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5Fixed in: apache-poi
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Portal 5Fixed in: apache-poi

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-q56h-jjj6-52mfmedium

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Apache POI

May 17, 2022
redhatCVE-2014-3529Moderate

apache-poi: XML eXternal Entity (XXE) flaw

Aug 18, 2014

References

poi.apache.org / changes.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2014-1370.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2014-1398.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2014-1399.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2014-1400.html
secunia.com / advisories/59943
secunia.com / advisories/60419
secunia.com / advisories/61766
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/95770
lucene.apache.org / solr/solrnews.html
Vendor Advisory
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
apache.org / dist/poi/release/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
securityfocus.com / bid/69647
securityfocus.com / bid/78018