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CVE-2012-3363

65
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-3363 is an XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerability in Zend_XmlRpc within Zend Framework versions 1.x before 1.11.12 and 1.12.x before 1.12.0, affecting Debian and Fedora distributions. This critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files or establish TCP connections by sending a crafted XML-RPC request. While not listed on the KEV catalog or having active Metasploit/Nuclei exploits, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, demonstrating local file disclosure. Despite its high severity and available exploit, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 1.0.0, < 1.11.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.12.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.12.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.12.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.12.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.12.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.12.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.12.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.12.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.1CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
50.25%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-19408 · Jun 27, 2012
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.5025 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 36,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: zendframework/zendframework1Fixed in: 1.12.0
composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: zendframework/zendframework1Fixed in: 1.11.12

Vendor Advisories (1)

composerGHSA-7pg4-5233-82jvhigh

Zend Framework XXE Vulnerability

May 17, 2022

References

framework.zend.com / security/advisory/ZF2012-01
Vendor Advisory
git.moodle.org / gw
Patch
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101310.html
Mailing List
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101358.html
Mailing List
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2013/03/25/2
Mailing List
moodle.org / mod/forum/discuss.php
Third Party Advisory
sec-consult.com / files/20120626-0_zend_framework_xxe_injection.txt
Broken Link
debian.org / security/2012/dsa-2505
Mailing List
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/06/26/2
Mailing List
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/06/26/4
Mailing List
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/06/27/2
Mailing List
securitytracker.com / id
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry