CVE-2015-5161: ZendXml and Zend Framework contain XXE and XEE Vulnerabilities

Quick answers

Is CVE-2015-5161 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2015-5161 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2015-5161?

Informational severity, published 17 May 2022.

Which products and versions are affected?

zendframework/zendframework (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.0.0,fixed=2.4.6; zendframework/zendframework1 (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.12.0,fixed=1.12.14; zendframework/zendxml (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.0.0,fixed=1.0.1.

Is there a fix for CVE-2015-5161?

Yes. zendframework/zendframework (Packagist): upgrade to 2.4.6 or later; zendframework/zendframework1 (Packagist): upgrade to 1.12.14 or later; zendframework/zendxml (Packagist): upgrade to 1.0.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

Am I affected by CVE-2015-5161?

Check whether you run zendframework/zendframework (Packagist), zendframework/zendframework1 (Packagist) or zendframework/zendxml (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

• zendframework/zendframework (Packagist): upgrade to 2.4.6 or later

  composer require zendframework/zendframework:^2.4.6

• zendframework/zendframework1 (Packagist): upgrade to 1.12.14 or later

  composer require zendframework/zendframework1:^1.12.14

• zendframework/zendxml (Packagist): upgrade to 1.0.1 or later

  composer require zendframework/zendxml:^1.0.1

Affected products

• zendframework/zendframework (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.0.0,fixed=2.4.6
• zendframework/zendframework1 (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.12.0,fixed=1.12.14
• zendframework/zendxml (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.0.0,fixed=1.0.1

Identifiers

• CVE-2015-5161
• GHSA-xp8p-9rq5-4wgv