HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2014-5265
MEDIUM

CVE-2014-5265

CWE-399Published: August 18, 2014· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

5.0
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

The Incutio XML-RPC (IXR) Library, as used in WordPress before 3.9.2 and Drupal 6.x before 6.33 and 7.x before 7.31, permits entity declarations without considering recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references, a similar issue to CVE-2003-1564.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2014-5265 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

Debian1 product(s)
debian linux
Drupal1 product(s)
drupal
WordPress1 product(s)
wordpress
Source: NVD CPE · 97 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
Exploit-DB
Offensive Security exploit database
GitHub PoC Search
Community PoC repositories
Rapid7 / Metasploit
Metasploit module search
PacketStorm
Security advisories & exploits
NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
MITRE CVE
CVE Program entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

PATCHhttps://wordpress.org/news/2014/08/wordpress-3-9-2/
PATCHhttps://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2014-004
PATCHhttps://wordpress.org/news/2014/08/wordpress-3-9-2/
PATCHhttps://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2014-004

All References (12)

→
http://cgit.drupalcode.org/drupal/diff/includes/xmlrpc.inc?id=1849830
→
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2999
→
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3001
→
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/29404
→
https://wordpress.org/news/2014/08/wordpress-3-9-2/Patch · Vendor Advisory
→
https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2014-004Patch · Vendor Advisory
→
http://cgit.drupalcode.org/drupal/diff/includes/xmlrpc.inc?id=1849830
→
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2999
→
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3001
→
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/29404
→
https://wordpress.org/news/2014/08/wordpress-3-9-2/Patch · Vendor Advisory
→
https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2014-004Patch · Vendor Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2014-5265
CVSS Score5.0 / 10
SeverityMEDIUM
WeaknessCWE-399
CISA KEVNo
Affected3 vendor(s)
PublishedAug 18, 2014

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2014-5265 in threat intel feeds
  • →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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