Zend Framework XXE Vulnerability

published 2013-05-02 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-9m5v-vq4f-mrvf , EUVD-2022-3410

cvss: 5.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.7%; EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
public exploits: 0; none known

The (1) Zend_Feed_Rss and (2) Zend_Feed_Atom classes in Zend_Feed in Zend Framework 1.11.x before 1.11.15 and 1.12.x before 1.12.1 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files, send HTTP requests to intranet servers, and possibly cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via an XML External Entity (XXE) attack.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 1

packagist zendframework/zendframework1 1.11.15, 1.12.1

github.com/zendframework/zf1@15c8491 commit

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2012-5657 updated 2025-11-21 cvss 4.3

php-ZendFramework: information disclosure flaw due to error when processing XML data

Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
packagist	zendframework/zendframework1	<1.11.15 >=1.12.0-rc1, <1.12.1	1.11.15 1.12.1

Classification

Weakness

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

github.com /zendframework/zf1/commit/15c84914f063efea49ea1c4425459a792cc185ea
web
debian.org /security/2012/dsa-2602
vendor-advisory, web
mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:115
vendor-advisory
framework.zend.com /security/advisory/ZF2012-05
web, vendor-advisory
secunia.com /advisories/51583
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2012/12/20/2
mailing-list, web
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2012/12/20/4
mailing-list, web
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5657
advisory
github.com /zendframework/zf1
package
web.archive.org /web/20131101014013/http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/advisories/advisory/MDVSA-2013:115/?name=MDVSA
web

Sources

CVE List CVE-2012-5657
GitHub Advisory GHSA-9m5v-vq4f-mrvf
NVD CVE-2012-5657

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Summary