Apache Camel allows remote actor to read arbitrary files via external entity in invalid XML string or GenericFile object
Multiple XML external entity (XXE) vulnerabilities in builder/xml/XPathBuilder.java in Apache Camel before 2.13.4 and 2.14.x before 2.14.2 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an external entity in an invalid XML (1) String or (2) GenericFile object in an XPath query.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.camel:camel-core | < 2.13.4, >= 2.14.0, < 2.14.2 | 2.13.4, 2.14.2 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0264
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/7360aada5154434c68774aa30e0f21ddc5f27b9f
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/b47b51a195b38e7ab7c099d19910af70a16638f6
- https://camel.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2015-0264.txt.asc
- https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=camel.git;a=commitdiff;h=1df559649a96a1ca0368373387e542f46e4820da
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mhx2-r3jx-g94c
- https://github.com/apache/camel
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CAMEL-8312
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2318d7f7d87724d8716cd650c21b31cb06e4d34f6d0f5ee42f28fdaf@%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b4014ea7c5830ca1fc28edd5cafedfe93ad4af2d9e69c961c5def31d@%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1041.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1538.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1539.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id/1032442
- Weakness (CWE)
-- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.apache.camel:camel-core- Disclosed
- 16.10.2018
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-mhx2-r3jx-g94c - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.apache.camel:camel-core
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 11
- First → latest
- 10.2018 02.2024
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- High 6
- Medium 3
- Low 1
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 6
- 2019: 2
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 1
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 1
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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