# 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 re

- Also known as: GHSA-7PG4-5233-82JV
- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Fixed in: 1.11.12, 1.12.0
- Published: 2013-02-13 · Updated: 2025-01-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- zendframework/zendframework1 (Packagist): from 1.0.0, fixed in 1.11.12
- zendframework/zendframework1 (Packagist): from 1.12.0-rc1, fixed in 1.12.0

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, zendframework/zendframework1, upgrade to a fixed version (1.11.12, 1.12.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=225345
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101358.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/27/2
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-34284
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2505
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/26/4
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101310.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/26/2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/25/2
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027208
- http://framework.zend.com/security/advisory/ZF2012-01
- https://www.sec-consult.com/files/20120626-0_zend_framework_xxe_injection.txt
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19408

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