CVE-2013-2160

Status: ModifiedMedium (5)—💥 Exploit
The streaming XML parser in Apache CXF 2.5.x before 2.5.10, 2.6.x before 2.6.7, and 2.7.x before 2.7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via crafted XML with a large number of (1) elements, (2) attributes, (3) nested constructs, and possibly other vectors.
CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Base score: 5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 32%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 98
Score date: 10/14/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.
Published on Exploit-DB · Apache CXF < 2.5.10/2.6.7/2.7.4 - Denial of Service (7/9/2013)
Affected technologies (1)

Apache — CXF
CWEs

CWE-399
References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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