Vulnerability Report

CVE-2012-3488

Title: Postgresql XML External Entity (XXE)

XXE

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2012-3488.

CWE Category CWE-264
Published Date Oct 03, 2012
Modified Date Jun 16, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 4.9 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
3.30%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2012-3488: The libxslt support in contrib/xml2 in PostgreSQL 8.3 before 8.3.20, 8.4 before 8.4.13, 9.0 before 9.0.9, and 9.1 before 9.1.5 does not properly restrict access to files and URLs, which allows remote authenticated users to modify data, obtain sensitive information, or trigger outbound traffic to arbitrary external hosts by leveraging (1) stylesheet commands that are permitted by the libxslt security options or (2) an xslt_process feature, related to an XML External Entity (aka XXE) issue.

Impacted Vendors

P
postgresql 1
A
anynines 1

Reference Links

http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00102.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00013.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00024.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1263.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1264.html http://secunia.com/advisories/50635 http://secunia.com/advisories/50636 http://secunia.com/advisories/50718 http://secunia.com/advisories/50859 http://secunia.com/advisories/50946 http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2534 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:139 http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1407/ http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-20.html http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-13.html http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-9.html http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-5.html http://www.postgresql.org/support/security/ http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55072 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1542-1 https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_postgresql2 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849172 http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00102.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00013.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00024.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1263.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1264.html http://secunia.com/advisories/50635 http://secunia.com/advisories/50636 http://secunia.com/advisories/50718 http://secunia.com/advisories/50859 http://secunia.com/advisories/50946 http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2534 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:139 http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1407/ http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-20.html http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-13.html http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-9.html http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-5.html http://www.postgresql.org/support/security/ http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55072 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1542-1 https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_postgresql2 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849172
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
4.9
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2012-3488 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A
Complexity N/A
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.