ZendFramework SQL injection due to execution of platform-specific SQL containing interpolations

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS

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

EPSS

No dated EPSS signal available.

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The Zend\Db component in Zend Framework 2 provides platform abstraction, which is used in particular for SQL abstraction. Two methods defined in the platform interface, quoteValue() and quoteValueList(), allow users to manually quote values for creating SQL statements; these are in turn consumed by aspects of the SQL abstraction platform, including Zend\Db\Sql\Sql::getSqlStringForSqlObject(), and the getSqlString() method provided in a number of classes in the Zend\Db\Sql namespace. While these methods are primarily intended for debugging and logging purposes, developers can use them to produce SQL that is then passed to the driver to execute. Due to a flaw in how the quoteValue() and quoteValueList() methods were written, this can lead to potential SQL injection. The offending code is located in any of the Zend\Db\Adapter\Platform objects, particularly the quoteValue() and quoteValueList() methods. These methods did not take into account most of the possible escapable characters…

Published by the source

7 Jun 2024, 20:35 UTC

Last modified by the source

7 Jun 2024, 20:35 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 14:25 UTC

1. Revision 1 · created · 26 Oct 2026

   Published from ghsa record GHSA-x2f4-8wxf-w3vf

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# Patch Next advisory brief: GHSA-x2f4-8wxf-w3vf

Advisory: ZendFramework SQL injection due to execution of platform-specific SQL containing interpolations
IDs: GHSA-x2f4-8wxf-w3vf
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/ghsa-x2f4-8wxf-w3vf (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 14:25 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.8)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: zendframework/zendframework 2.1.4, 2.0.8. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- Packagist zendframework/zendframework: affected >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.8; >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.4; fixed in 2.0.8, 2.1.4

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- Packagist zendframework/zendframework: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on zendframework/zendframework.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x2f4-8wxf-w3vf (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-x2f4-8wxf-w3vf lists affected ranges: Packagist zendframework/zendframework >=2.0.0 =2.1.0 <2.1.4)

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