CVE-2015-5723

CVE-2015-5723 is a high-severity security vulnerability in doctrine/annotations (composer), affecting versions < 1.2.7. It is fixed in 1.2.7, 1.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.5.1, 1.0.2, 3.0.1, 1.12.16, 2.5.3, 3.2.1, 1.3.2, 2.4.8, 1.0.3.

Summary

Doctrine Annotations before 1.2.7, Cache before 1.3.2 and 1.4.x before 1.4.2, Common before 2.4.3 and 2.5.x before 2.5.1, ORM before 2.4.8 or 2.5.x before 2.5.1, MongoDB ODM before 1.0.2, and MongoDB ODM Bundle before 3.0.1 use world-writable permissions for cache directories, which allows local users to execute arbitrary PHP code with additional privileges by leveraging an application with the umask set to 0 and that executes cache entries as code.

Impact

CVE-2015-5723 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High). The vector is requires local access, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. A fixed version is available (1.2.7, 1.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.5.1, 1.0.2, 3.0.1, 1.12.16, 2.5.3, 3.2.1, 1.3.2, 2.4.8, 1.0.3); upgrading removes the vulnerable code path.

Affected versions

doctrine/annotations (< 1.2.7) doctrine/cache (>= 1.4.0, < 1.4.2) doctrine/common (< 2.4.3) doctrine/common (>= 2.5.0-stable, < 2.5.1) doctrine/orm (>= 2.5.0, < 2.5.1) doctrine/mongodb-odm (< 1.0.2) doctrine/mongodb-odm-bundle (< 3.0.1) zendframework/zendframework1 (>= 1.12.0, < 1.12.16) zendframework/zend-cache (>= 2.5.0, < 2.5.3) aws/aws-sdk-php (>= 3.0.0, < 3.2.1) doctrine/cache (>= 1.0.0, < 1.3.2) zendframework/zend-cache (>= 2.4.0, < 2.4.8) zendframework/zendframework (>= 2.4.0, < 2.4.8) zfcampus/zf-apigility-doctrine (>= 1.0.0, < 1.0.3)

Security releases

doctrine/annotations → 1.2.7 (composer) doctrine/cache → 1.4.2 (composer) doctrine/common → 2.4.3 (composer) doctrine/common → 2.5.1 (composer) doctrine/orm → 2.5.1 (composer) doctrine/mongodb-odm → 1.0.2 (composer) doctrine/mongodb-odm-bundle → 3.0.1 (composer) zendframework/zendframework1 → 1.12.16 (composer) zendframework/zend-cache → 2.5.3 (composer) aws/aws-sdk-php → 3.2.1 (composer) doctrine/cache → 1.3.2 (composer) zendframework/zend-cache → 2.4.8 (composer) zendframework/zendframework → 2.4.8 (composer) zfcampus/zf-apigility-doctrine → 1.0.3 (composer)

Kodem intelligence

Severity tells you how bad this could be in the worst case. It does not tell you whether you are exposed. Exploitability and impact are functions of runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A vulnerable package can sit in your dependency tree and never run.

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Remediation advice

Upgrade the following packages to resolve this vulnerability:

doctrine/annotations to 1.2.7 or later; doctrine/cache to 1.4.2 or later; doctrine/common to 2.4.3 or later; doctrine/common to 2.5.1 or later; doctrine/orm to 2.5.1 or later; doctrine/mongodb-odm to 1.0.2 or later; doctrine/mongodb-odm-bundle to 3.0.1 or later; zendframework/zendframework1 to 1.12.16 or later; zendframework/zend-cache to 2.5.3 or later; aws/aws-sdk-php to 3.2.1 or later; doctrine/cache to 1.3.2 or later; zendframework/zend-cache to 2.4.8 or later; zendframework/zendframework to 2.4.8 or later; zfcampus/zf-apigility-doctrine to 1.0.3 or later

Kodem Kai can prioritize this vulnerability in your dependency tree and generate a fix recommendation.

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. What is CVE-2015-5723? CVE-2015-5723 is a high-severity security vulnerability in doctrine/annotations (composer), affecting versions < 1.2.7. It is fixed in 1.2.7, 1.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.5.1, 1.0.2, 3.0.1, 1.12.16, 2.5.3, 3.2.1, 1.3.2, 2.4.8, 1.0.3.
  2. How severe is CVE-2015-5723? CVE-2015-5723 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
  3. Which packages are affected by CVE-2015-5723?
    • doctrine/annotations (composer) (versions < 1.2.7)
    • doctrine/cache (composer) (versions >= 1.4.0, < 1.4.2)
    • doctrine/common (composer) (versions < 2.4.3)
    • doctrine/orm (composer) (versions >= 2.5.0, < 2.5.1)
    • doctrine/mongodb-odm (composer) (versions < 1.0.2)
    • doctrine/mongodb-odm-bundle (composer) (versions < 3.0.1)
    • zendframework/zendframework1 (composer) (versions >= 1.12.0, < 1.12.16)
    • zendframework/zend-cache (composer) (versions >= 2.5.0, < 2.5.3)
    • aws/aws-sdk-php (composer) (versions >= 3.0.0, < 3.2.1)
    • zendframework/zendframework (composer) (versions >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.8)
    • zfcampus/zf-apigility-doctrine (composer) (versions >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.3)
  4. Is there a fix for CVE-2015-5723? Yes. CVE-2015-5723 is fixed in 1.2.7, 1.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.5.1, 1.0.2, 3.0.1, 1.12.16, 2.5.3, 3.2.1, 1.3.2, 2.4.8, 1.0.3. Upgrade to this version or later.
  5. Is CVE-2015-5723 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2015-5723 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
  6. What actually determines whether CVE-2015-5723 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
  7. How do I fix CVE-2015-5723?
    • Upgrade doctrine/annotations to 1.2.7 or later
    • Upgrade doctrine/cache to 1.4.2 or later
    • Upgrade doctrine/common to 2.4.3 or later
    • Upgrade doctrine/common to 2.5.1 or later
    • Upgrade doctrine/orm to 2.5.1 or later
    • Upgrade doctrine/mongodb-odm to 1.0.2 or later
    • Upgrade doctrine/mongodb-odm-bundle to 3.0.1 or later
    • Upgrade zendframework/zendframework1 to 1.12.16 or later
    • Upgrade zendframework/zend-cache to 2.5.3 or later
    • Upgrade aws/aws-sdk-php to 3.2.1 or later
    • Upgrade doctrine/cache to 1.3.2 or later
    • Upgrade zendframework/zend-cache to 2.4.8 or later
    • Upgrade zendframework/zendframework to 2.4.8 or later
    • Upgrade zfcampus/zf-apigility-doctrine to 1.0.3 or later

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