CVE-2012-5657 Zend Framework XXE Vulnerability

What is CVE-2012-5657?

CVE-2012-5657 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 May 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5657?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including zendframework/zendframework1. It affects 1 product.

Products include Zend Zend Framework.

How do I fix CVE-2012-5657?

Upgrade zendframework/zendframework1 to a fixed version for your release line: 1.11.15 or 1.12.1.

Is CVE-2012-5657 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5657 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2020-29312 Deserialization in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-1555 Auth bypass in n/a Critical 9.1
• CVE-2015-1786 Zend Framework CSRF Vulnerability High 8.8
• CVE-2015-7503 Zend Framework Information Disclosure High 7.5
• CVE-2014-2685 Auth bypass in n/a High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DSA-2602-1, GHSA-9m5v-vq4f-mrvf, UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5657.