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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2015-5161-zendxml-and-zend-framework-contain-xxe-and-xee-vulnerabilities  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2015-5161 · Severity: info · Published 2022-05-17

ZendXml and Zend Framework contain XXE and XEE Vulnerabilities

Technologies: [zendframework/zendframework (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/zendframework-zendframework), [zendframework/zendframework1 (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/zendframework-zendframework1). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## 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

  ```sh
  composer require zendframework/zendframework:^2.4.6
  ```

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

  ```sh
  composer require zendframework/zendframework1:^1.12.14
  ```

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

  ```sh
  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

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