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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-5161 · published 25 August 2015

CVE-2015-5161: Zend framework vulnerability

Zend · Zend Framework

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.

6.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 9.9% · top 4.6%
6.8CVSS 2.0 base score
9.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
20References, 10 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://framework.zend.com/security/advisory/ZF2015-06 Vendor Advisory
http://legalhackers.com/advisories/zend-framework-XXE-vuln.txt Exploit
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/164409.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/165147.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/165173.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133068/Zend-Framework-2.4.2-1.12.13-XXE-Injection.html Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Aug/46 Exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3340
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76177 Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37765/ Exploit
http://framework.zend.com/security/advisory/ZF2015-06 Vendor Advisory
http://legalhackers.com/advisories/zend-framework-XXE-vuln.txt Exploit
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/164409.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/165147.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/165173.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133068/Zend-Framework-2.4.2-1.12.13-XXE-Injection.html Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Aug/46 Exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3340
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76177 Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37765/ Exploit

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-5161), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.