# CVE-2014-0119: Missing XML Validation in Apache Tomcat

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2014-0119-missing-xml-validation-in-apache-tomcat  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-14  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2014-0119 · Severity: info · Published 2022-05-14

Missing XML Validation in Apache Tomcat

Technologies: [org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-apache-tomcat-tomcat), [org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-apache-tomcat-tomcat-catalina), [org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jasper (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-apache-tomcat-tomcat-jasper). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2014-0119 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2014-0119 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2014-0119?** Informational severity, published 14 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=6.0.40; org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=6.0.40; org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jasper (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=6.0.40.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2014-0119?** Yes. org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): upgrade to 6.0.40 or later; org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven): upgrade to 6.0.40 or later; org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jasper (Maven): upgrade to 6.0.40 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2014-0119?** Check whether you run org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven), org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven) or org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jasper (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): upgrade to 6.0.40 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.tomcat:tomcat to 6.0.40 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven): upgrade to 6.0.40 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina to 6.0.40 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jasper (Maven): upgrade to 6.0.40 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jasper to 6.0.40 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=6.0.40
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=6.0.40
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jasper (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=6.0.40

## Identifiers

- CVE-2014-0119
- GHSA-prc3-7f44-w48j

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