CVE-2015-5161
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…
- 6.8MediumCVSS base score
- 9.9%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 4.4% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits3
Exploit-DB2 entries
- eBay Magento 1.9.2.1 - PHP FPM XML eXternal Entity Injection (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 38573webapps, phppublished 30 Oct 2015Not verified
- Zend Framework 2.4.2 - PHP FPM XML eXternal Entity Injection (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 37765webapps, multiplepublished 13 Aug 2015Not verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 37765 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 55 days later
· 55 days later
Published
- 9 years later
· 9 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 9.9% · top 4.4% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Packagistzendframework/zendframeworkGHSA-xp8p-9rq5-4wgv (opens in a new tab)
- Packagistzendframework/zendframework1GHSA-xp8p-9rq5-4wgv (opens in a new tab)
- Packagistzendframework/zendxmlGHSA-xp8p-9rq5-4wgv (opens in a new tab)
References
10
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133068/Zend-Framework-2.4.2-1.12.13-XXE-Injection.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- FEDORA-2015-13488 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- http://legalhackers.com/advisories/zend-framework-XXE-vuln.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 76177 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- FEDORA-2015-13529 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 37765 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- FEDORA-2015-13314 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- DSA-3340 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://framework.zend.com/security/advisory/ZF2015-06 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20150813 Zend Framework <= 2.4.2 XML eXternal Entity Injection (XXE) on PHP FPM (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2022-5834 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-xp8p-9rq5-4wgv (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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