CVE-2012-3488

Description

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.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.35%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory postgresql.org Vendor Advisory postgresql.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1263.html vendor advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-9.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:139 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50636 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849172
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1542-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50718 third party advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-5.html
https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_postgresql2
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-13.html
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-20.html
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1407/ vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50635 third party advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/support/security/ vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50946 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55072 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2534 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1264.html vendor advisory
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00102.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00013.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50859 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00024.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-3488?
CVE-2012-3488 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-3488?
To fix CVE-2012-3488, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-3488 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-3488 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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