IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1.0 through 6.1.0.6 CF27, 6.1.5 through 6.1.5.3 CF27, 7.0 through…
Priority LOW 20CWE-399Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01598 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 17
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.0.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.0.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.0.4 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.0.5 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.0.6 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.5.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.5.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.5.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.0.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.0.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.0.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.0.6 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.5.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.5.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.5.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 7 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.5.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:7.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:7.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:7.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.0.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:8.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:8.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.5.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:7.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:7.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:7.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:8.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:8.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-4814
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j25g-v5c4-pqj9
References
Advisory 1
More IBM Websphere Portal vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-05383 Unspecified vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Portal 6.0 before 6.0.1.5 has unknown impact… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2017-00946 Open redirect in IBM WebSphere Portal CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2016-02428 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the PA_Theme_Creator application in… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2015-06168 IBM WebSphere Portal 8.0.0.1 before CF19 and 8.5.0 before CF09 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2015-01694 The Remote Document Conversion Service (DCS) in IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1.0 through… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2015-01746 IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1.0.x through 6.1.0.6 CF27, 6.1.5.x through 6.1.5.3 CF27, 7.0.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2014-4814 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-4814 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j25g-v5c4-pqj9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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