Zend Framework XEE Vulnerability
Impact
(1) Zend_Dom, (2) Zend_Feed, (3) Zend_Soap, and (4) Zend_XmlRpc in Zend Framework 1.x before 1.11.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via recursive or circular references in an XML entity definition in an XML DOCTYPE declaration, aka an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack.
Source excerpt · OSVAffected packages
Start with the recorded fix for your release branch. Check your installed version and test compatibility before upgrading. Fixing this advisory does not rule out other vulnerabilities in the release.
| Affected range | Recorded fix |
|---|---|
| From 1.0 before 1.11.13Ecosystem versions | 1.11.13 |
| From 1.12.0-rc1 before 1.12.0Ecosystem versions | 1.12.0 |
Version evidence: OSV · GHSA-jh4x-4wmf-67pr
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Original source description
(1) Zend_Dom, (2) Zend_Feed, (3) Zend_Soap, and (4) Zend_XmlRpc in Zend Framework 1.x before 1.11.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via recursive or circular references in an XML entity definition in an XML DOCTYPE declaration, aka an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack.
References
- Security advisory nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6532
- Patch github.com/zendframework/zf1/commit/1b5e86183a72b7b10b6c89e4f95f08c5da9716db
- Source reference github.com/zendframework/zf1
- Security advisory web.archive.org/web/20131101014013/http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/advisories/advisory/MDVSA-2013:115/
- Security advisory framework.zend.com/security/advisory/ZF2012-02