CVE-2011-1425

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-1425
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-04-04 12:27:57 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionxslt.c in XML Security Library (aka xmlsec) before 1.2.17, as used in WebKit and other products, when XSLT is enabled, allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via vectors involving the libxslt output extension and a ds:Transform element during signature verification.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.1 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 0.0.1 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 0.0.10 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 0.0.11 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 0.0.12 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 0.0.13 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 0.0.14 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 0.0.15 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 0.0.2 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 0.0.2a All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 0.0.3 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 0.0.4 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 0.0.5 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 0.0.6 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 0.0.7 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 0.0.8 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 0.0.9 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 0.1.0 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 0.1.1 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 1.0.0 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 1.0.0 rc1 All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 1.0.1 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 1.0.2 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 1.0.3 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 1.0.4 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 1.1.0 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 1.1.1 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 1.1.2 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 1.2.0 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 1.2.1 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 1.2.10 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 1.2.11 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 1.2.13 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 1.2.14 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 1.2.15 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 1.2.2 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 1.2.3 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 1.2.4 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 1.2.5 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 1.2.6 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 1.2.7 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 1.2.8 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library 1.2.9 All All All
Application Aleksey Xml Security Library All All All All
Application Apple Webkit All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Bug 692133 – CVE-2011-1425 xmlsec1: arbitrary file creation when verifying signatures af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
Sign in · GitLab af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.gnome.org Patch
Debian update for xmlsec1 - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Changeset 79159 – WebKit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 trac.webkit.org
Sign in · GitLab af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.gnome.org Patch
XML Security Library XSLT File Access Vulnerability - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Access Denied af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.webkit.org
XML Security Library XSLT Signature Verification Bug Lets Remote Users Create or Overwrite Files on the Target System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2011:063 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2219-1 xmlsec1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
[xmlsec] New xmlsec 1.2.17 release af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.aleksey.com Patch
XML Security Library 'xslt.c' Arbitrary File Access Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Red Hat update for xmlsec1 - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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