Service interruption via unbounded XML entity expansion
Published Dec 3, 2025 · Updated Dec 5, 2025
XML external entity injection in EyouCMS 1.7.1 allows remote attackers to exhaust server CPU via crafted XML POST requests. The front-end request path reaches core/library/think/Controller.php line 340, which accepts entity declarations and expands repeated references without an effective resource bound. Unauthenticated production-mode access is sufficient, but complete CPU exhaustion requires several dozen concurrent requests.
Summary
What happened
XML external entity injection in EyouCMS 1.7.1 allows remote attackers to exhaust server CPU via crafted XML POST requests. The front-end request path reaches core/library/think/Controller.php line 340, which accepts entity declarations and expands repeated references without an effective resource bound. Unauthenticated production-mode access is sufficient, but complete CPU exhaustion requires several dozen concurrent requests.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-65868
- Published
- Dec 3, 2025
- Updated
- Dec 5, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-611, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 3, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Dec 5, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- EyouCMS XML entity-expansion denial-of-service PoCproof of concept · demonstrated
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