CVE-2012-3363

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.

Category

9.1
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 64.02% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory zend.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=225345 third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101358.html vendor advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/27/2 mailing list
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-34284 patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2505 vendor advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/26/4 mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101310.html vendor advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/26/2 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/25/2 mailing list
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027208 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
http://framework.zend.com/security/advisory/ZF2012-01 vendor advisory
https://www.sec-consult.com/files/20120626-0_zend_framework_xxe_injection.txt broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-3363?
CVE-2012-3363 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-3363?
To fix CVE-2012-3363, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-3363 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-3363 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~64% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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