{"cve":"CVE-2012-6531","nvd":{"published":"2013-02-13T17:55:01.417","modified":"2026-06-16T23:48:18.420","status":"Modified","description":"(1) Zend_Dom, (2) Zend_Feed, and (3) Zend_Soap in Zend Framework 1.x before 1.11.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.0 do not properly handle SimpleXMLElement classes, which allow 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, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-3363.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://framework.zend.com/security/advisory/ZF2012-01","http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2505","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/26/2","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/26/4","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/27/2"],"products":["zend:zend_framework"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:27:27.940201468+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-6531","score":0.02519,"percentile":0.84839,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}