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CVE-2012-5657

Published: May 2, 2013Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-200
NVD MITRE
5.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.7%
Top 25.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected Products

n/an/a
zend frameworkzend
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
zendframework/zendframework1PackagistOSS Libraries
zendcommercialUSOSS Librariesaka zend framework, zendframework, zend to
packagistpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/20/2
openwall.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2602
debian.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:115
mandriva.com
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Timeline

Published
May 2, 2013
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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