CVE-2014-0107: Apache Xalan-Java

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 14.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The TransformerFactory in Apache Xalan-Java before 2.7.2 does not properly restrict access to certain properties when FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING is enabled, which allows remote attackers to bypass expected restrictions and load arbitrary classes or access external resources via a crafted (1) xalan:content-header, (2) xalan:entities, (3) xslt:content-header, or (4) xslt:entities property, or a Java property that is bound to the XSLT 1.0 system-property function.

Affected products

• Apache Xalan-Java: up to and including 2.7.1; version 1.0.0 only; version 2.0.0 only; version 2.0.1 only; version 2.1.0 only; version 2.2.0 only; …
• Oracle Webcenter Sites: version 7.6.2 only; version 11.1.1.8.0 only

Published 2014-04-15. Last modified 2026-06-17.