CVE-2012-3363 Zend Framework XXE Vulnerability

What is CVE-2012-3363?

CVE-2012-3363 is a critical vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 13 Feb 2013.

Official description

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: CWE-611

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3363?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including zendframework/zendframework1. It affects 3 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Zend Zend Framework.

How do I fix CVE-2012-3363?

Upgrade zendframework/zendframework1 to a fixed version for your release line: 1.11.12 or 1.12.0.

Is CVE-2012-3363 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3363 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DSA-2505-1, GHSA-7pg4-5233-82jv, UBUNTU-CVE-2012-3363.