CVE-2012-3363

Name: CVE-2012-3363
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2013-02-13T17:55:01.32+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.1/10EPSS 50.25%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-3363 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.1/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 50.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.1/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVSS 3.0

/10

EPSS Probability

50.25%

98.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Update
Zend	Zend Framework	>= 1.0.0, < 1.11.12	—
Zend	Zend Framework	1.12.0	Rc1
Fedoraproject	Fedora	17	—
Fedoraproject	Fedora	18	—
Debian	Debian Linux	6.0	—

References

http://framework.zend.com/security/advisory/ZF2012-01Vendor Advisory
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-34284Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101310.htmlMailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101358.htmlMailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/25/2Mailing List
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2505Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/26/2Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/26/4Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/27/2Mailing List
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027208Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=225345Third Party Advisory
https://www.sec-consult.com/files/20120626-0_zend_framework_xxe_injection.txtBroken Link
http://framework.zend.com/security/advisory/ZF2012-01Vendor Advisory
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-34284Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101310.htmlMailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101358.htmlMailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/25/2Mailing List
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2505Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/26/2Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/26/4Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/27/2Mailing List
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027208Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=225345Third Party Advisory
https://www.sec-consult.com/files/20120626-0_zend_framework_xxe_injection.txtBroken Link

Timeline

Published: Feb 13, 2013
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2012-3363?

How severe is CVE-2012-3363?

CVE-2012-3363 has a CVSS score of 9.1/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 50.25% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-3363?

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Source: NVD / NIST