Information disclosure in Zend Framework - CVE-2012-5657
Published: May 2, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42855
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5657
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Zend
Affected software:
Zend Framework
Zend Framework
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The (1) Zend_Feed_Rss and (2) Zend_Feed_Atom classes in Zend_Feed in Zend Framework 1.11.x before 1.11.15 and 1.12.x before 1.12.1 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files, send HTTP requests to intranet servers, and possibly cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via an XML External Entity (XXE) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-5657
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://framework.zend.com/security/advisory/ZF2012-05
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/20/2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/20/4
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51583
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2602
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:115