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MEDIUM

CVE-2014-2683

CWE-17Published: November 16, 2014· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

5.0

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Zend Framework 1 (ZF1) before 1.12.4, Zend Framework 2 before 2.1.6 and 2.2.x before 2.2.6, ZendOpenId, ZendRest, ZendService_AudioScrobbler, ZendService_Nirvanix, ZendService_SlideShare, ZendService_Technorati, and ZendService_WindowsAzure before 2.0.2, ZendService_Amazon before 2.0.3, and ZendService_Api before 1.0.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via (1) recursive or (2) circular references in an XML entity definition in an XML DOCTYPE declaration, aka an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-6532.

Technical Analysis

CVE-2014-2683 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges Req.

User Interaction

Scope

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityP

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected Vendors & Products

zend10 product(s)

zendrestzend frameworkzendservice slidesharezendservice apizendservice audioscrobblerzendservice amazonzendservice technoratizendservice windowsazurezendopenidzendservice nirvanix

Source: NVD CPE · 10 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time

Offensive Security exploit database

GitHub PoC Search

Community PoC repositories

Rapid7 / Metasploit

Metasploit module search

Security advisories & exploits

Official NIST entry

CVE Program entry

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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttp://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0151.html

ADVISORYhttp://framework.zend.com/security/advisory/ZF2014-01

ADVISORYhttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/0

ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3265

ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:072

ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66358

ADVISORYhttp://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0151.html

ADVISORYhttp://framework.zend.com/security/advisory/ZF2014-01

ADVISORYhttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/0

ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3265

ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:072

ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66358

All References (12)

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http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0151.htmlThird Party Advisory

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http://framework.zend.com/security/advisory/ZF2014-01Vendor Advisory

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http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/0Mailing List · Third Party Advisory

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http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3265Third Party Advisory

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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:072Third Party Advisory

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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66358Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry

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http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0151.htmlThird Party Advisory

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http://framework.zend.com/security/advisory/ZF2014-01Vendor Advisory

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http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/0Mailing List · Third Party Advisory

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http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3265Third Party Advisory

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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:072Third Party Advisory

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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66358Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2014-2683

CVSS Score5.0 / 10

SeverityMEDIUM

WeaknessCWE-17

CISA KEVNo

Affected1 vendor(s)

PublishedNov 16, 2014

Related CVEs (CWE-17)

Recommended Actions

→Apply vendor patches immediately
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→Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts

Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.

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