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.
This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.1, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), for affected systems. Impacting 3 products from zend, from fedoraproject, from debian organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.
2013-02-13T17:55:01.320
2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Deferred
CVSSv3.1: 9.1 (CRITICAL)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
10.0
4.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | zend | zend_framework | < 1.11.12 | Yes |
| Application | zend | zend_framework | 1.12.0 | Yes |
| Application | zend | zend_framework | 1.12.0 | Yes |
| Application | zend | zend_framework | 1.12.0 | Yes |
| Application | zend | zend_framework | 1.12.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | fedoraproject | fedora | 17 | Yes |
| Operating System | fedoraproject | fedora | 18 | Yes |
| Operating System | debian | debian_linux | 6.0 | Yes |
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