CVE-2014-5266
The Incutio XML-RPC (IXR) Library, as used in WordPress before 3.9.2 and Drupal 6.x before 6.33...
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, does not limit the number of elements in an XML document, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-5265.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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, does not limit the number of elements in an XML document, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-5265.
- Record
CVE-2014-5266- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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, does not limit the number of elements in an XML document, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-5265.
- Record
CVE-2014-5266- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-5159 No score
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, does not limit the number of elements in an XML document, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-5265.
- Record
EUVD-2014-5159- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mqgc-42gw-w5hm No score
The Incutio XML-RPC (IXR) Library, as used in WordPress before 3.9.2 and Drupal 6.x before 6.33...
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, does not limit the number of elements in an XML document, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-5265.
- Record
GHSA-mqgc-42gw-w5hm- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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, does not limit the number of elements in an XML document, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-5265.
- Record
CVE-2014-5266- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-5266 No score
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, does not limit the number of elements in an XML document, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-5265.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5266- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-5266 No score
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, does not limit the number of elements in an XML document, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-5265.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-5266- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
wordpressDebian:12 |
before 3.9.2+dfsg-1 | 3.9.2+dfsg-1 |
wordpressDebian:13 |
before 3.9.2+dfsg-1 | 3.9.2+dfsg-1 |
wordpressDebian:14 |
before 3.9.2+dfsg-1 | 3.9.2+dfsg-1 |
wordpressDebian:6.0 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u5, plus listed versions 3.0.4+dfsg-13.0.5+dfsg-0+squeeze13.0.5+dfsg-13.2.1+dfsg-13.2.1+dfsg-2 Show 21 moreShow less3.2.1+dfsg-33.3+dfsg-13.3.1+dfsg-13.3.2+dfsg-13.3.2+dfsg-1~squeeze13.4+dfsg-13.4+dfsg-23.4+dfsg-33.4.1+dfsg-13.4.2+dfsg-13.5+dfsg-13.5.1+dfsg-13.5.1+dfsg-23.5.2+dfsg-13.5.2+dfsg-1~deb6u13.5.2+dfsg-1~deb7u13.6+dfsg-13.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u13.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u23.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u33.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u4 |
3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u5 |
drupal7Debian:7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 7.14-2+deb7u6, plus listed versions 7.14-27.14-2+deb7u17.14-2+deb7u1~bpo60+17.14-2+deb7u27.14-2+deb7u2~bpo60+1 Show 5 moreShow less7.14-2+deb7u37.14-2+deb7u47.14-2+deb7u4~bpo60+17.14-2+deb7u57.14-2+deb7u6~bpo60+1 |
7.14-2+deb7u6 |
wordpressDebian:7 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u4, plus listed versions 3.5.1+dfsg-23.5.2+dfsg-13.5.2+dfsg-1~deb6u13.5.2+dfsg-1~deb7u13.6+dfsg-1 Show 12 moreShow less3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u13.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u23.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u33.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u43.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u53.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u63.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u73.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u83.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u93.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u13.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u23.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u3 |
3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u4 |
wordpressUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 3.8.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 3.6.1+dfsg-13.7.1+dfsg-13.8.1+dfsg-13.8.1+dfsg1-23.8.2+dfsg-1 |
3.8.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 |
drupal7Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.23-17.24-17.24-27.26-17.26-1ubuntu0.17.26-1ubuntu0.1+esm17.26-1ubuntu0.1+esm27.26-1ubuntu0.1+esm3 |
None known |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | Wordpress XMLRPC DoS | 2014-08-06 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-5266 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Drupal, published August 9, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 25.2%, the 97th percentile. Fixed in wordpress 3.9.2+dfsg-1.
References
debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3001
wordpress.org/news/2014/08/wordpress-3-9-2
drupal.org/SA-CORE-2014-004
cgit.drupalcode.org/drupal/diff/includes/xmlrpc.inc?id=1849830