WordPress Core <= 3.9.1 - XML External Entity (XXE) Weakness

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
CVE CVE-2014-2053
CVSS Medium (5.3)
Publicly Published August 6, 2014
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Ivan Novikov
Description

getID3() before 1.9.8, as used in ownCloud Server before 5.0.15 and 6.0.x before 6.0.2, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, or possibly have other impact via an XML External Entity (XXE) attack.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Core
Software Slug wordpress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.9.2
Patched Version
  • 3.9.2
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