Zendframework vulnerable to XXE/XEE attacks
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub.
Summary
Numerous components utilizing PHP's DOMDocument, SimpleXML, and xml_parse functionality are vulnerable to two types of attacks: - XML eXternal Entity (XXE) Injection attacks. The above mentioned extensions are insecure by default, allowing external entities to be specified by adding a specific DOCTYPE element to XML documents and strings. By exploiting this vulnerability an application may be coerced to open arbitrary files and/or TCP connections. - XML Entity Expansion (XEE) vectors, leading to Denial of Service vectors. XEE attacks occur when the XML DOCTYPE declaration includes XML entity definitions that contain either recursive or circular references; this leads to CPU and memory consumption, making Denial of Service exploits trivial to implement.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | zendframework/zendframework (Packagist) | 2.1.0 to before 2.1.6 | 2.1.6 | Patch available | GHSA-qc7w-4567-84wv |
| — | zendframework/zendframework (Packagist) | 2.2.0 to before 2.2.6 | 2.2.6 | Patch available | GHSA-qc7w-4567-84wv |
- zendframework/zendframework (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.1.0 to before 2.1.6 Fixed in 2.1.6 Patch available GHSA-qc7w-4567-84wv
- zendframework/zendframework (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.2.0 to before 2.2.6 Fixed in 2.2.6 Patch available GHSA-qc7w-4567-84wv
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-qc7w-4567-84wv zendframework/zendframework (Packagist) Fixed in 2.1.6 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-qc7w-4567-84wv zendframework/zendframework (Packagist) Fixed in 2.2.6 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-qc7w-4567-84wv
References
Other 9
- https://github.com/zendframework/zendframework/commit/225a8c9f1c3bc08c0bddf22486a8a39ff7186ac1
- https://github.com/zendframework/zendframework/commit/5dab7b8e77741dbba56209616b7815bb04f4c561
- https://github.com/zendframework/zendframework/commit/68d0756c596baeefad0b733b42ef2657d09c7f4e
- https://github.com/zendframework/zendframework/commit/bbcf41e676ef6d8f16ea9d6499050bca0787eb6c
- https://github.com/zendframework/zendframework/commit/ee7f81cc996fb1c16c7dae23eca9ec013ab74730
- https://github.com/zendframework/zendframework/commit/fbeba98d5a9924b026a5dd98f679143fd6be89ea
- https://framework.zend.com/security/advisory/ZF2014-01
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/zendframework/zendframework/ZF2014-01.yaml
- https://github.com/zendframework/zendframework
Sources
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