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GHSA-f4fj-q6m4-cc52: ZendFramework vulnerable to XXE/XEE attacks

June 7, 2024

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.

References

  • framework.zend.com/security/advisory/ZF2014-01
  • github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/zendframework/zend-xmlrpc/ZF2014-01.yaml
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-f4fj-q6m4-cc52
  • github.com/zendframework/zend-xmlrpc
  • github.com/zendframework/zend-xmlrpc/commit/0ee07bc62e32ddde2680a48fe13fd58c28a208aa
  • github.com/zendframework/zend-xmlrpc/commit/204ccbee883487e4873bce89278c48e370c21a63
  • github.com/zendframework/zend-xmlrpc/commit/27201f2c48acb3ab6135e8772211d9cb707693d6
  • github.com/zendframework/zend-xmlrpc/commit/48f20929f93df4a79254c85155aaebbbe330dc93
  • github.com/zendframework/zend-xmlrpc/commit/7a42486b63797a37af5c26be1bd3d4fb235a5939
  • github.com/zendframework/zend-xmlrpc/commit/93376258630eab4823cd5009a7230e17073feed8

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 2.1.0 before 2.1.6, all versions starting from 2.2.0 before 2.2.6

Fixed versions

  • 2.1.6
  • 2.2.6

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.1.6, 2.2.6 or above.

Impact 9.8 CRITICAL

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
  • CWE-776: Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion')

Source file

packagist/zendframework/zend-xmlrpc/GHSA-f4fj-q6m4-cc52.yml

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