CVE-2015-5161

Public Exploit

Description

The Zend_Xml_Security::scan in ZendXml before 1.0.1 and Zend Framework before 1.12.14, 2.x before 2.4.6, and 2.5.x before 2.5.2, when running under PHP-FPM in a threaded environment, allows remote attackers to bypass security checks and conduct XML external entity (XXE) and XML entity expansion (XEE) attacks via multibyte encoded characters.

6.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 35.15% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory zend.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133068/Zend-Framework-2.4.2-1.12.13-XXE-Injection.html	exploit
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/165173.html	vendor advisory
http://legalhackers.com/advisories/zend-framework-XXE-vuln.txt	exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76177	vdb entry exploit
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/165147.html	vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37765/	exploit
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/164409.html	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3340	vendor advisory
http://framework.zend.com/security/advisory/ZF2015-06	vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Aug/46	exploit mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5161?: CVE-2015-5161 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5161?: To fix CVE-2015-5161, 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-2015-5161 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2015-5161 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~35% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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