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CVE-2015-5161· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

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 runnin

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.

MediumCVSS 6.8 · v2.0—Proof of concept Fix available
Published
Aug 25, 2015
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
9.9% · 95th percentile
CWE
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Action score

30

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CVSS
27 / 40 · 6.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
3 / 30 · 9.9%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
zendzend framework

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • zend zend framework1.0.0
  • zend zend framework1.0.1
  • zend zend framework1.0.2
  • zend zend framework1.0.3
  • zend zend framework1.0.4
  • zend zend framework1.10.0
  • zend zend framework1.10.1
  • zend zend framework1.10.2
  • zend zend framework1.10.3
  • zend zend framework1.10.4
  • zend zend framework1.10.5
  • zend zend framework1.10.6
  • zend zend framework1.10.7
  • zend zend framework1.10.8
  • zend zend framework1.10.9
  • zend zend framework1.11.0
  • zend zend framework1.11.1
  • zend zend framework1.11.10
  • zend zend framework1.11.11
  • zend zend framework1.11.12

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:6.0zendframeworkbefore 1.10.6-1squeeze51.10.6-1squeeze5
Debian:7zendframeworkbefore 1.11.13-1.1+deb7u31.11.13-1.1+deb7u3
Debian:8zendframeworkbefore 1.12.9+dfsg-2+deb8u31.12.9+dfsg-2+deb8u3
Packagistzendframework/zendframeworkfrom 1.12.0 · before 1.12.141.12.14
Packagistzendframework/zendframeworkfrom 2.0.0 · before 2.4.62.4.6
Packagistzendframework/zendframeworkfrom 2.5.0 · before 2.5.22.5.2
Packagistzendframework/zendframework1from 1.12.0 · before 1.12.141.12.14
Packagistzendframework/zendxmlfrom 1.0.0 · before 1.0.11.0.1

Same product

zend: all records

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    51Plan
  • CVE-2012-3363Zend_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
    51Plan
  • CVE-2014-8089SQL injection vulnerability in Zend Framework before 1.12.9, 2.2.x before 2.2.8, and 2.3.x before 2.3.3, when using the sqlsrv PHP extension
    40Plan
  • CVE-2011-1939SQL injection vulnerability in Zend Framework 1.10.x before 1.10.9 and 1.11.x before 1.11.6 when using non-ASCII-compatible encodings in con
    40Plan
  • CVE-2014-4914The Zend_Db_Select::order function in Zend Framework before 1.12.7 does not properly handle parentheses, which allows remote attackers to co
    40Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:zendframework1.10.6-1squeeze5 · Debian:6.0Package registry (OSV)
Packagist:zendframework/zendframework1.12.14Package registry (OSV)
Packagist:zendframework/zendframework2.4.6Package registry (OSV)
Packagist:zendframework/zendframework2.5.2Package registry (OSV)
Packagist:zendframework/zendframework11.12.14Package registry (OSV)
Packagist:zendframework/zendxml1.0.1Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×2

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrywebapps2015-08-13
Exploit-DB entrywebapps2015-10-30

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. First PoC-13 d
  2. Published
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+4054 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    P · data can be read
    Integrity
    P · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    P · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    P
    Integrity impact
    P
    Availability impact
    P

    Weakness class (CWE)

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    CVSS vector

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

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

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