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CVE-2012-6531

(1) Zend_Dom, (2) Zend_Feed, and (3) Zend_Soap in Zend Framework 1.x before 1.11.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.0 do not properly handle SimpleXMLElement classes, which allow remote attackers to read ar...

Published: Feb 13, 2013Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-20
NVD MITRE
6.4CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
2.5%
Top 17.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Zend Framework XEE Vulnerability

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

CWE-20

Affected Products

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

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6531
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/zendframework/zf1/commit/1b5e86183a72b7b10b6c89e4f95f08c5da9716db
github.com
https://github.com/zendframework/zf1
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Feb 13, 2013
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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