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CVE-2015-8866

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.6 EPSS 4.03%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-05-22 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.6. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2015-8866
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.6
EPSS
4.03%

Original NVD Description

ext/libxml/libxml.c in PHP before 5.5.22 and 5.6.x before 5.6.6, when PHP-FPM is used, does not isolate each thread from libxml_disable_entity_loader changes in other threads, which allows remote attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) and XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attacks via a crafted XML document, a related issue to CVE-2015-5161.