CVE-2014-4814

Description

IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1.0 through 6.1.0.6 CF27, 6.1.5 through 6.1.5.3 CF27, 7.0 through 7.0.0.2 CF28, 8.0 through 8.0.0.1 CF14, and 8.5.0 before CF03 does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote authenticated users 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.

Category

3.5
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.58%
Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95391 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70758 vdb entry
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21684651 patch vendor advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI24622 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59740 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-4814?
CVE-2014-4814 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-4814?
To fix CVE-2014-4814, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-4814 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-4814 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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