Is CVE-2014-0096 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2014-0096 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2014-0096?

CVE-2014-0096 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2014-0096?

CVE-2014-0096 has an EPSS score of 6.91% (93th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-0096?

Upgrade libtomcat7-java on ubuntu 14.04 to 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.1 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-0096

MEDIUMEPSS 93th pctl

4.3

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

How to fix

Remediation Available

libtomcat7-javaUbuntu

Fixed in:7.0.52-1ubuntu0.1USN-2302-1

tomcat7Ubuntu

Fixed in:7.0.52-1ubuntu0.1USN-2302-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

6.91%probability of exploitation in 30 days

93rdpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 93% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-264 (Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2012-1456	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1459	Medium	4.3	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2012-1446	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1443	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1442	Medium	4.3	99%	-	-
CVE-2012-1457	Medium	4.3	98%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.