CVE-2014-5265
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, 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.
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, 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.
- Record
CVE-2014-5265- 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, 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.
- Record
CVE-2014-5265- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-5158 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, 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.
- Record
EUVD-2014-5158- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-94p2-4f88-99g7 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, 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.
- Record
GHSA-94p2-4f88-99g7- 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, 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.
- Record
CVE-2014-5265- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-5265 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, 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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5265- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-5265 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, 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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-5265- 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 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-5265 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 3.14%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in wordpress 3.9.2+dfsg-1.