CVE-2014-5266 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Incutio XML-RPC (IXR) Library, affecting WordPress before 3.9.2 and Drupal 6.x before 6.33 and 7.x before 7.31. This flaw allows remote attackers to consume excessive CPU resources by sending a large XML document, as the library fails to limit the number of elements. With a CVSS score of 5.0, it is a medium-severity vulnerability that can be exploited remotely with low complexity, leading to a partial denial of service. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, a Metasploit module exists for exploitation, yet there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| 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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