Vulnerability Report

CVE-2012-3363

Title: Zend Zend Framework XML External Entity (XXE)

XXE

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2012-3363

CWE Category CWE-611
Published Date Feb 13, 2013
Modified Date Apr 29, 2026
Exploit Status Available
Score 9.1 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
55.12%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2012-3363: 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.

Impacted Vendors

Z
zend 1

Reference Links

http://framework.zend.com/security/advisory/ZF2012-01 http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-34284 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101310.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101358.html http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/25/2 http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2505 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/26/2 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/26/4 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/27/2 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027208 https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=225345 https://www.sec-consult.com/files/20120626-0_zend_framework_xxe_injection.txt http://framework.zend.com/security/advisory/ZF2012-01 http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-34284 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101310.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101358.html http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/25/2 http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2505 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/26/2 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/26/4 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/27/2 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027208 https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=225345 https://www.sec-consult.com/files/20120626-0_zend_framework_xxe_injection.txt
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity CRITICAL
9.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Severity CRITICAL
9.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.4
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2012-3363 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19408
View Code
MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.