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CVE-2012-0818

RESTEasy before 2.3.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an external entity reference in a DOM document

RESTEasy before 2.3.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an external entity reference in a DOM document, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.01376
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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Affected Products & Versions

2
redhat resteasy<= 2.3.0
redhat resteasyall versions
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Maven org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client MODERATE fixed in 2.3.1
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Scoring & Timeline

5
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published to NVD23 Nov 2012 · 08:55 PM
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Vendor Advisories

23
rhsaRHSA-2015:1009Low
rhsaRHSA-2015:0234Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2015:0235Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2014:1904Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2015:0765Moderate
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References & Sources

22
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0441.htmlVendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0519.htmlVendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1056.htmlVendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1057.htmlVendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1058.htmlVendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1059.htmlVendor Advisory
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