CVE-2014-5265 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Incutio XML-RPC (IXR) Library, affecting WordPress before 3.9.2 and Drupal before 6.33 and 7.31. This flaw allows remote attackers to consume excessive memory and CPU by submitting crafted XML documents with deeply nested entity references, similar to a "billion laughs" attack. With a CVSS score of 5.0, it is a low-severity vulnerability that can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, resulting in availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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