CVE-2015-5161

Summary

CVECVE-2015-5161
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-08-25 17:59:03 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.0.0 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.0.0 rc1 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.0.0 rc2 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.0.0 rc2a All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.0.0 rc3 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.0.1 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.0.2 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.0.3 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.0.4 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.10.0 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.10.0 alpha1 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.10.0 beta1 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.10.0 rc1 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.10.1 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.10.2 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.10.3 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.10.4 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.10.5 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.10.6 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.10.7 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.10.8 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.10.9 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.11.0 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.11.0 b1 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.11.0 rc1 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.11.1 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.11.10 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.11.11 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.11.12 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.11.13 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.11.2 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.11.3 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.11.4 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.11.5 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.11.6 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.11.7 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.11.8 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.11.9 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.12.0 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.12.0 rc1 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.12.0 rc2 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.12.0 rc3 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.12.0 rc4 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.12.1 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.12.10 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.12.11 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.12.12 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.12.13 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.12.2 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.12.3 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.12.4 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.12.5 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.12.6 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.12.7 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.12.8 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.12.9 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.5.0 rc1 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.5.0 rc2 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.5.0 rc3 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.5.1 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.5.2 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.5.3 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.6.0 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.6.0 rc1 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.6.0 rc2 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.6.0 rc3 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.6.1 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.6.2 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.7.0 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.7.0 pl1 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.7.0 pr All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.7.1 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.7.2 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.7.3 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.7.3 pl1 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.7.4 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.7.5 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.7.6 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.7.7 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.7.8 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.7.9 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.8.0 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.8.0 a1 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.8.0 b1 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.8.1 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.8.2 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.8.3 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.8.4 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.8.4 pl1 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.8.5 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.9.0 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.9.0 a1 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.9.0 b1 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.9.0 rc1 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.9.1 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.9.2 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.9.3 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.9.3 pl1 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.9.4 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.9.5 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.9.6 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.9.7 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 1.9.8 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.0.0 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.0.0 rc1 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.0.0 rc2 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.0.0 rc3 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.0.0 rc4 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.0.0 rc5 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.0.0 rc6 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.0.0 rc7 All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.0.1 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.0.2 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.0.3 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.0.4 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.0.5 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.0.6 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.0.7 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.1.0 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.1.1 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.1.2 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.1.3 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.1.4 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.1.5 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.1.6 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.2.0 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.2.1 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.2.10 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.2.2 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.2.3 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.2.4 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.2.5 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.2.6 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.2.7 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.2.8 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.2.9 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.3.0 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.3.1 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.3.2 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.3.3 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.3.4 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.3.5 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.3.6 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.3.7 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.3.8 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.3.9 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.4.0 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.4.1 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.4.2 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.4.3 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.4.4 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.4.5 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.5.0 All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework 2.5.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Zend Framework 2.4.2 - PHP FPM XML eXternal Entity Injection - Multiple webapps Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit
Multiple Zend Products CVE-2015-5161 XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
legalhackers.com/advisories/zend-framework-XXE-vuln.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 legalhackers.com Exploit
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3340-1 zendframework af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
ZF2015-06: XXE/XEE vector when using ZendXml on multibyte payloads - Advisories - Security - Zend Framework af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 framework.zend.com Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: php-guzzle-Guzzle-3.9.3-5.fc23 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: php-guzzle-Guzzle-3.9.3-5.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: php-ZendFramework2-2.4.7-1.fc21 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Zend Framework 2.4.2 / 1.12.13 XXE Injection ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Exploit
Full Disclosure: Zend Framework <= 2.4.2 XML eXternal Entity Injection (XXE) on PHP FPM af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Exploit
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