CVE-2014-2683: Several Zend Products Vulnerable to XXE and XEE attacks

Published Nov 16, 2014
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Updated

Several Zend Products Vulnerable to XXE and XEE attacks

Other sources

Zend Framework 1 (ZF1) before 1.12.4, Zend Framework 2 before 2.1.6 and 2.2.x before 2.2.6, ZendOpenId, ZendRest, ZendServiceAudioScrobbler, ZendServiceNirvanix, ZendServiceSlideShare, ZendServiceTechnorati, and ZendServiceWindowsAzure before 2.0.2, ZendServiceAmazon before 2.0.3, and ZendServiceApi before 1.0.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via (1) recursive or (2) circular references in an XML entity definition in an XML DOCTYPE declaration, aka an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-6532.

Affected Software

33 affected componentsFixes available
composer/zendframework/zendservice-api<1.0.0
1.0.0
composer/zendframework/zendservice-amazon<2.0.3
2.0.3
composer/zendframework/zendservice-windowsazure<2.0.2
2.0.2
composer/zendframework/zendservice-technorati<2.0.2
2.0.2
composer/zendframework/zendservice-slideshare<2.0.2
2.0.2
composer/zendframework/zendservice-nirvanix<2.0.2
2.0.2
composer/zendframework/zendservice-audioscrobbler<2.0.2
2.0.2
composer/zendframework/zendrest<2.0.2
2.0.2
composer/zendframework/zendopenid<2.0.2
2.0.2
composer/zendframework/zendframework1<1.12.4
1.12.4
debian/zendframework
Zend ZendRest<=2.0.1
Zend Zend Framework<1.12.4
Zend Zend Framework>=2.1.0<2.1.6
Zend Zend Framework>=2.2.0<2.2.6
Zend Zendservice Slideshare<=2.0.1
Zend Zendservice Api<=1.0.0
Zend Zendservice Audioscrobbler<=2.0.1
Zend Zendservice Amazon<=2.0.2
Zend Zendservice Technorati<=2.0.1
Zend Zendservice Windowsazure<=2.0.1
Zend ZendOpenId<=2.0.1
Zend Zendservice Nirvanix<=2.0.1
composer/zendframework/zendframework1<1.12.4
1.12.4
composer/zendframework/zendopenid<2.0.2
2.0.2
composer/zendframework/zendrest<2.0.2
2.0.2
composer/zendframework/zendservice-audioscrobbler<2.0.2
2.0.2
composer/zendframework/zendservice-nirvanix<2.0.2
2.0.2
composer/zendframework/zendservice-amazon<2.0.3
2.0.3
composer/zendframework/zendservice-slideshare<2.0.2
2.0.2
composer/zendframework/zendservice-windowsazure<2.0.2
2.0.2
composer/zendframework/zendservice-api<1.0.0
1.0.0
composer/zendframework/zendservice-technorati<2.0.2
2.0.2

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade composer/zendframework/zendservice-api to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.0
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade composer/zendframework/zendservice-amazon to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.0.3
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade composer/zendframework/zendservice-windowsazure to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.0.2
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade composer/zendframework/zendservice-technorati to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.0.2
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade composer/zendframework/zendservice-slideshare to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.0.2
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade composer/zendframework/zendservice-nirvanix to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.0.2
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade composer/zendframework/zendservice-audioscrobbler to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.0.2
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade composer/zendframework/zendrest to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.0.2
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade composer/zendframework/zendopenid to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.0.2
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade composer/zendframework/zendframework1 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.12.4
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade Zend Framework 1 (ZF1) to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.12.4
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade Zend Framework 2 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.1.6
  13. Upgrade

    Upgrade Zend Framework 2 (2.2.x branch) to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.2.6
  14. Upgrade

    Upgrade ZendOpenId, ZendRest, ZendService_AudioScrobbler, ZendService_Nirvanix, ZendService_SlideShare, ZendService_Technorati, ZendService_WindowsAzure to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.0.2
  15. Upgrade

    Upgrade ZendService_Amazon to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.0.3
  16. Upgrade

    Upgrade ZendService_Api to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.0

Event History

Nov 16, 2014
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·12:59 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
May 14, 2022
Advisory Published
12:56 AM
Data Sourced
via GitHub·12:56 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Packagist·12:56 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2014-2683?

CVE-2014-2683 has a medium severity rating, indicating potential risk to applications using affected versions.

2

How do I fix CVE-2014-2683?

To fix CVE-2014-2683, upgrade to Zend Framework 1.12.4, Zend Framework 2.1.6 or later, or apply patches as recommended by Zend.

3

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2683?

CVE-2014-2683 affects Zend Framework 1 versions before 1.12.4 and Zend Framework 2 versions before 2.1.6 and 2.2.x before 2.2.6.

4

What products are impacted by CVE-2014-2683?

CVE-2014-2683 impacts multiple Zend Framework products including ZendOpenId, ZendRest, and various ZendService components.

5

Is CVE-2014-2683 exploitable remotely?

Yes, CVE-2014-2683 can potentially be exploited remotely if vulnerable software is exposed to the internet.

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