How severe is CVE-2012-6532?

CVE-2012-6532 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated medium severity.

Is CVE-2012-6532 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (77th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2012-6532?

CVE-2012-6532 primarily affects Zend Zend Framework. In total, 59 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2012-6532?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

When was CVE-2012-6532 published?

CVE-2012-6532 was published on 2013-02-13 and last updated on 2026-06-16.

CVE-2012-6532

CVE-2012-6532 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zend Zend Framework with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-399.

Key facts

Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 5.0)
EPSS exploit prediction: 2% (77th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Weakness: CWE-399
Affected product: Zend Zend Framework
Published: 2013-02-13
Last modified: 2026-06-16

Description

(1) Zend_Dom, (2) Zend_Feed, (3) Zend_Soap, and (4) Zend_XmlRpc in Zend Framework 1.x before 1.11.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via recursive or circular references in an XML entity definition in an XML DOCTYPE declaration, aka an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-6532?: (1) Zend_Dom, (2) Zend_Feed, (3) Zend_Soap, and (4) Zend_XmlRpc in Zend Framework 1.x before 1.11.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via recursive or circular references in an XML entity definition in an XML DOCTYPE declaration, aka an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack.
How severe is CVE-2012-6532?: CVE-2012-6532 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated medium severity.
Is CVE-2012-6532 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (77th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2012-6532?: CVE-2012-6532 primarily affects Zend Zend Framework. In total, 59 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2012-6532?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
When was CVE-2012-6532 published?: CVE-2012-6532 was published on 2013-02-13 and last updated on 2026-06-16.

References

Affected products (59)

cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:1.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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