CVE-2014-4834

Description

IBM WebSphere Commerce 6.x through 6.0.0.11 and 7.x through 7.0.0.8 does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption, and application crash) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references, a similar issue to CVE-2003-1564.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.76% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1JR50553	vendor advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1JR49897	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95628	vdb entry
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21685464	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70870	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-4834?: CVE-2014-4834 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-4834?: To fix CVE-2014-4834, 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-2014-4834 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-4834 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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