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CVE-2012-3363

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  • Published2013-02-13
  • WeaknessCWE-611

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Description

Zend_XmlRpc in Zend Framework 1.x before 1.11.12 and 1.12.x before 1.12.0 does not properly handle SimpleXMLElement classes, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or create TCP connections via an external entity reference in a DOCTYPE element in an XML-RPC request, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2013-02-1317:55CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Fedoraproject fedora
BranchAffectedFixed in
17.x= 17no fix published
18.x= 18no fix published
Zend zend framework
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.x≥ 1.0.0, < 1.11.121.11.12
1.12= 1.12.0no fix published
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.0= 6.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
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ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
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Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2025-01-16
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CISA-ADPCVSS 3.19.12025-01-16
  • NVDCVSS 3.19.1read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.06.4read 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPweakness (CWE)CWE-6112025-01-16
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-611read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score49.3 %read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Published
2013-02-13
Last Modified
2026-06-16
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-3363?

Zend_XmlRpc in Zend Framework 1.x before 1.11.12 and 1.12.x before 1.12.0 does not properly handle SimpleXMLElement classes, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or create TCP connections via an external entity reference in a DOCTYPE element in an XML-RPC request, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack.

Is CVE-2012-3363 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2012-3363 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 49.3% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-3363?

CVE-2012-3363 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

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