CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2012-3363

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Feb 13, 2013 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
9.1
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.x
6.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

Zend_XmlRpc in Zend Framework 1.x before 1.11.12 and 1.12.x before 1.12.0 does not properly handle SimpleXMLElement classes, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or create TCP connections via an external entity reference in a DOCTYPE element in an XML-RPC request, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack.

Weakness

The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Zend_framework Zend 1.0.0 (including) 1.11.12 (excluding)
Zend_framework Zend 1.12.0-rc1 (including) 1.12.0-rc1 (including)
Zend_framework Zend 1.12.0-rc2 (including) 1.12.0-rc2 (including)
Zend_framework Zend 1.12.0-rc3 (including) 1.12.0-rc3 (including)
Zend_framework Zend 1.12.0-rc4 (including) 1.12.0-rc4 (including)
Zend-framework Ubuntu esm-apps/xenial *
Zend-framework Ubuntu hardy *
Zend-framework Ubuntu lucid *
Zend-framework Ubuntu natty *
Zend-framework Ubuntu oneiric *
Zend-framework Ubuntu precise *
Zend-framework Ubuntu quantal *
Zend-framework Ubuntu raring *
Zend-framework Ubuntu saucy *
Zend-framework Ubuntu trusty *
Zend-framework Ubuntu upstream *
Zend-framework Ubuntu utopic *
Zend-framework Ubuntu vivid *
Zend-framework Ubuntu wily *
Zend-framework Ubuntu xenial *
Zend-framework Ubuntu yakkety *
Zendframework Ubuntu lucid *
Zendframework Ubuntu upstream *

Potential Mitigations

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