---
id: CVE-2014-0096
title: >-
  java/org/apache/catalina/servlets/DefaultServlet.java in the default servlet
  in Apache Tomcat before 6.0.40, 7.x before 7.0.53, and 8.x before 8.0.4 does
  not properly restrict XSLT stylesheets, which allows remote attackers to
  bypass sec…
summary: >-
  java/org/apache/catalina/servlets/DefaultServlet.java in the default servlet
  in Apache Tomcat before 6.0.40, 7.x before 7.0.53, and 8.x before 8.0.4 does
  not properly restrict XSLT stylesheets, which allows remote attackers to
  bypass sec…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-264
vendor: apache
product: tomcat
affected:
  - tomcat = 7.0.0
  - tomcat = 7.0.1
  - tomcat = 7.0.2
  - tomcat = 7.0.3
  - tomcat = 7.0.4
  - tomcat = 7.0.5
  - tomcat = 7.0.6
  - tomcat = 7.0.7
  - tomcat = 7.0.8
  - tomcat = 7.0.9
  - tomcat = 7.0.10
  - tomcat = 7.0.11
  - tomcat = 7.0.12
  - tomcat = 7.0.13
  - tomcat = 7.0.14
  - tomcat = 7.0.15
  - tomcat = 7.0.16
  - tomcat = 7.0.17
  - tomcat = 7.0.18
  - tomcat = 7.0.19
  - tomcat = 7.0.20
  - tomcat = 7.0.21
  - tomcat = 7.0.22
  - tomcat = 7.0.23
  - tomcat = 7.0.24
  - tomcat = 7.0.25
  - tomcat = 7.0.26
  - tomcat = 7.0.27
  - tomcat = 7.0.28
  - tomcat = 7.0.29
  - tomcat = 7.0.30
  - tomcat = 7.0.31
  - tomcat = 7.0.32
  - tomcat = 7.0.33
  - tomcat = 7.0.34
  - tomcat = 7.0.35
  - tomcat = 7.0.36
  - tomcat = 7.0.37
  - tomcat = 7.0.38
  - tomcat = 7.0.39
  - tomcat = 7.0.40
  - tomcat = 7.0.41
  - tomcat = 7.0.42
  - tomcat = 7.0.43
  - tomcat = 7.0.44
  - tomcat = 7.0.45
  - tomcat = 7.0.46
  - tomcat = 7.0.47
  - tomcat = 7.0.48
  - tomcat = 7.0.49
  - tomcat = 7.0.50
  - tomcat = 7.0.52
  - tomcat = 8.0.0
  - tomcat = 8.0.1
  - tomcat = 8.0.3
  - tomcat <= 6.0.39
  - tomcat = 6
  - tomcat = 6.0
  - tomcat = 6.0.0
  - tomcat = 6.0.1
  - tomcat = 6.0.2
  - tomcat = 6.0.3
  - tomcat = 6.0.4
  - tomcat = 6.0.5
  - tomcat = 6.0.6
  - tomcat = 6.0.7
  - tomcat = 6.0.8
  - tomcat = 6.0.9
  - tomcat = 6.0.10
  - tomcat = 6.0.11
  - tomcat = 6.0.12
  - tomcat = 6.0.13
  - tomcat = 6.0.14
  - tomcat = 6.0.15
  - tomcat = 6.0.16
  - tomcat = 6.0.17
  - tomcat = 6.0.18
  - tomcat = 6.0.19
  - tomcat = 6.0.20
  - tomcat = 6.0.24
  - tomcat = 6.0.26
  - tomcat = 6.0.27
  - tomcat = 6.0.28
  - tomcat = 6.0.29
  - tomcat = 6.0.30
  - tomcat = 6.0.31
  - tomcat = 6.0.32
  - tomcat = 6.0.33
  - tomcat = 6.0.35
  - tomcat = 6.0.36
  - tomcat = 6.0.37
published: '2014-05-31'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T17:17:29.553'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0096'
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tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.06905
epssPercentile: 0.93988
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T17:44:53.589Z'
---

## Overview

java/org/apache/catalina/servlets/DefaultServlet.java in the default servlet in Apache Tomcat before 6.0.40, 7.x before 7.0.53, and 8.x before 8.0.4 does not properly restrict XSLT stylesheets, which allows remote attackers to bypass security-manager restrictions and read arbitrary files via a crafted web application that provides an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

## Affected

- `tomcat = 7.0.0`
- `tomcat = 7.0.1`
- `tomcat = 7.0.2`
- `tomcat = 7.0.3`
- `tomcat = 7.0.4`
- `tomcat = 7.0.5`
- `tomcat = 7.0.6`
- `tomcat = 7.0.7`
- `tomcat = 7.0.8`
- `tomcat = 7.0.9`
- `tomcat = 7.0.10`
- `tomcat = 7.0.11`
- `tomcat = 7.0.12`
- `tomcat = 7.0.13`
- `tomcat = 7.0.14`
- `tomcat = 7.0.15`
- `tomcat = 7.0.16`
- `tomcat = 7.0.17`
- `tomcat = 7.0.18`
- `tomcat = 7.0.19`
- `tomcat = 7.0.20`
- `tomcat = 7.0.21`
- `tomcat = 7.0.22`
- `tomcat = 7.0.23`
- `tomcat = 7.0.24`
- `tomcat = 7.0.25`
- `tomcat = 7.0.26`
- `tomcat = 7.0.27`
- `tomcat = 7.0.28`
- `tomcat = 7.0.29`
- `tomcat = 7.0.30`
- `tomcat = 7.0.31`
- `tomcat = 7.0.32`
- `tomcat = 7.0.33`
- `tomcat = 7.0.34`
- `tomcat = 7.0.35`
- `tomcat = 7.0.36`
- `tomcat = 7.0.37`
- `tomcat = 7.0.38`
- `tomcat = 7.0.39`
- `tomcat = 7.0.40`
- `tomcat = 7.0.41`
- `tomcat = 7.0.42`
- `tomcat = 7.0.43`
- `tomcat = 7.0.44`
- `tomcat = 7.0.45`
- `tomcat = 7.0.46`
- `tomcat = 7.0.47`
- `tomcat = 7.0.48`
- `tomcat = 7.0.49`
- `tomcat = 7.0.50`
- `tomcat = 7.0.52`
- `tomcat = 8.0.0`
- `tomcat = 8.0.1`
- `tomcat = 8.0.3`
- `tomcat <= 6.0.39`
- `tomcat = 6`
- `tomcat = 6.0`
- `tomcat = 6.0.0`
- `tomcat = 6.0.1`
- `tomcat = 6.0.2`
- `tomcat = 6.0.3`
- `tomcat = 6.0.4`
- `tomcat = 6.0.5`
- `tomcat = 6.0.6`
- `tomcat = 6.0.7`
- `tomcat = 6.0.8`
- `tomcat = 6.0.9`
- `tomcat = 6.0.10`
- `tomcat = 6.0.11`
- `tomcat = 6.0.12`
- `tomcat = 6.0.13`
- `tomcat = 6.0.14`
- `tomcat = 6.0.15`
- `tomcat = 6.0.16`
- `tomcat = 6.0.17`
- `tomcat = 6.0.18`
- `tomcat = 6.0.19`
- `tomcat = 6.0.20`
- `tomcat = 6.0.24`
- `tomcat = 6.0.26`
- `tomcat = 6.0.27`
- `tomcat = 6.0.28`
- `tomcat = 6.0.29`
- `tomcat = 6.0.30`
- `tomcat = 6.0.31`
- `tomcat = 6.0.32`
- `tomcat = 6.0.33`
- `tomcat = 6.0.35`
- `tomcat = 6.0.36`
- `tomcat = 6.0.37`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.