medium
6.8
CWE
611 776
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2015-5161: XEE

First published: Mon Aug 03 2015(Updated: )

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.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
composer/zendframework/zendframework>=2.0.0<2.0.99>=2.1.0<2.1.99>=2.2.0<2.2.99>=2.3.0<2.3.8>=2.4.0<2.4.6>=2.5.0<2.5.1
composer/zendframework/zendxml>=1.0.0<1.0.1
composer/zendframework/zendframework1>=1.12.0<1.12.14
composer/zendframework/zendframework>=1.12.0<1.12.14
1.12.14
composer/zendframework/zendxml>=1.0.0<1.0.1
1.0.1
composer/zendframework/zendframework1>=1.12.0<1.12.14
1.12.14
composer/zendframework/zendframework>=2.5.0<2.5.2
2.5.2
composer/zendframework/zendframework>=2.0.0<2.4.6
2.4.6
Zend Framework=1.0.0
Zend Framework=1.0.0-rc1
Zend Framework=1.0.0-rc2
Zend Framework=1.0.0-rc2a
Zend Framework=1.0.0-rc3
Zend Framework=1.0.1
Zend Framework=1.0.2
Zend Framework=1.0.3
Zend Framework=1.0.4
Zend Framework=1.5.0-rc1
Zend Framework=1.5.0-rc2
Zend Framework=1.5.0-rc3
Zend Framework=1.5.1
Zend Framework=1.5.2
Zend Framework=1.5.3
Zend Framework=1.6.0
Zend Framework=1.6.0-rc1
Zend Framework=1.6.0-rc2
Zend Framework=1.6.0-rc3
Zend Framework=1.6.1
Zend Framework=1.6.2
Zend Framework=1.7.0
Zend Framework=1.7.0-pl1
Zend Framework=1.7.0-pr
Zend Framework=1.7.1
Zend Framework=1.7.2
Zend Framework=1.7.3
Zend Framework=1.7.3-pl1
Zend Framework=1.7.4
Zend Framework=1.7.5
Zend Framework=1.7.6
Zend Framework=1.7.7
Zend Framework=1.7.8
Zend Framework=1.7.9
Zend Framework=1.8.0
Zend Framework=1.8.0-a1
Zend Framework=1.8.0-b1
Zend Framework=1.8.1
Zend Framework=1.8.2
Zend Framework=1.8.3
Zend Framework=1.8.4
Zend Framework=1.8.4-pl1
Zend Framework=1.8.5
Zend Framework=1.9.0
Zend Framework=1.9.0-a1
Zend Framework=1.9.0-b1
Zend Framework=1.9.0-rc1
Zend Framework=1.9.1
Zend Framework=1.9.2
Zend Framework=1.9.3
Zend Framework=1.9.3-pl1
Zend Framework=1.9.4
Zend Framework=1.9.5
Zend Framework=1.9.6
Zend Framework=1.9.7
Zend Framework=1.9.8
Zend Framework=1.10.0
Zend Framework=1.10.0-alpha1
Zend Framework=1.10.0-beta1
Zend Framework=1.10.0-rc1
Zend Framework=1.10.1
Zend Framework=1.10.2
Zend Framework=1.10.3
Zend Framework=1.10.4
Zend Framework=1.10.5
Zend Framework=1.10.6
Zend Framework=1.10.7
Zend Framework=1.10.8
Zend Framework=1.10.9
Zend Framework=1.11.0
Zend Framework=1.11.0-b1
Zend Framework=1.11.0-rc1
Zend Framework=1.11.1
Zend Framework=1.11.2
Zend Framework=1.11.3
Zend Framework=1.11.4
Zend Framework=1.11.5
Zend Framework=1.11.6
Zend Framework=1.11.7
Zend Framework=1.11.8
Zend Framework=1.11.9
Zend Framework=1.11.10
Zend Framework=1.11.11
Zend Framework=1.11.12
Zend Framework=1.11.13
Zend Framework=1.12.0
Zend Framework=1.12.0-rc1
Zend Framework=1.12.0-rc2
Zend Framework=1.12.0-rc3
Zend Framework=1.12.0-rc4
Zend Framework=1.12.1
Zend Framework=1.12.2
Zend Framework=1.12.3
Zend Framework=1.12.4
Zend Framework=1.12.5
Zend Framework=1.12.6
Zend Framework=1.12.7
Zend Framework=1.12.8
Zend Framework=1.12.9
Zend Framework=1.12.10
Zend Framework=1.12.11
Zend Framework=1.12.12
Zend Framework=1.12.13
Zend Framework=2.0.0
Zend Framework=2.0.0-rc1
Zend Framework=2.0.0-rc2
Zend Framework=2.0.0-rc3
Zend Framework=2.0.0-rc4
Zend Framework=2.0.0-rc5
Zend Framework=2.0.0-rc6
Zend Framework=2.0.0-rc7
Zend Framework=2.0.1
Zend Framework=2.0.2
Zend Framework=2.0.3
Zend Framework=2.0.4
Zend Framework=2.0.5
Zend Framework=2.0.6
Zend Framework=2.0.7
Zend Framework=2.1.0
Zend Framework=2.1.1
Zend Framework=2.1.2
Zend Framework=2.1.3
Zend Framework=2.1.4
Zend Framework=2.1.5
Zend Framework=2.1.6
Zend Framework=2.2.0
Zend Framework=2.2.1
Zend Framework=2.2.2
Zend Framework=2.2.3
Zend Framework=2.2.4
Zend Framework=2.2.5
Zend Framework=2.2.6
Zend Framework=2.2.7
Zend Framework=2.2.8
Zend Framework=2.2.9
Zend Framework=2.2.10
Zend Framework=2.3.0
Zend Framework=2.3.1
Zend Framework=2.3.2
Zend Framework=2.3.3
Zend Framework=2.3.4
Zend Framework=2.3.5
Zend Framework=2.3.6
Zend Framework=2.3.7
Zend Framework=2.3.8
Zend Framework=2.3.9
Zend Framework=2.4.0
Zend Framework=2.4.1
Zend Framework=2.4.2
Zend Framework=2.4.3
Zend Framework=2.4.4
Zend Framework=2.4.5
Zend Framework=2.5.0
Zend Framework=2.5.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2015-5161?

    CVE-2015-5161 has a medium severity rating as it allows remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks.

  • How do I fix CVE-2015-5161?

    To fix CVE-2015-5161, upgrade to Zend Framework versions 1.12.14, 2.4.6, or 2.5.2 or later.

  • What causes CVE-2015-5161?

    CVE-2015-5161 is caused by improper security checks in the Zend_Xml_Security::scan function under specific thread configurations.

  • What are the affected versions for CVE-2015-5161?

    CVE-2015-5161 affects Zend Framework versions prior to 1.12.14 and 2.x versions before 2.4.6 and 2.5.2.

  • Who is impacted by CVE-2015-5161?

    Any applications using vulnerable versions of Zend Framework or ZendXml are at risk of exploitation via CVE-2015-5161.

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