CVE-2014-0423

What it is

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 5.0u55, 6u65, and 7u45; JRockit R27.7.7 and R28.2.9; Java SE Embedded 7u45; and OpenJDK 7 allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality and availability via unknown vectors related to Beans. NOTE: the previous information is from the January 2014 CPU. Oracle has not commented on third-party claims that this issue is an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in DocumentHandler.java, related to Beans decoding.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network with a login. Limited direct impact.

Exploit odds

3.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2014-01-15 16:08 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 00:02 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 3.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published

2014-01-15 16:08 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 00:02 UTC

Exploit probability

3.7% · EPSS, next 30 days

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Oracle Jrockit r27.7.7
• Oracle Jrockit r28.2.9
• Oracle Jre 1.7.0
• Oracle Jdk 1.6.0
• Oracle Jre 1.6.0
• Oracle Jdk 1.5.0
• Oracle Jre 1.5.0

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 5.5

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

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