---
id: 8225
title: "Advisory: XXE Injection in Oracle Database (CVE-2014-6577)"
cve: CVE-2014-6577
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/web-application-pentesting/advisory-xxe-injection-oracle-database-cve-2014-6577/"
published_at: "2015-01-21T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["ssrf", "xxe", "oracle", "out-of-band", "database-security", "cve-2014-6577"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8225"
lang: en
---

# Advisory: XXE Injection in Oracle Database (CVE-2014-6577)

## Summary

Oracle Database's XML parser (11.2.0.3-12.1.0.2) resolves external schemas, so XXE via extractvalue() lets a CREATE SESSION holder exfiltrate data over HTTP/FTP, port-scan, or trigger SSRF.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **CVE:** CVE-2014-6577
- **Published:** 2015-01-21T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/web-application-pentesting/advisory-xxe-injection-oracle-database-cve-2014-6577/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8225