CVE-2012-3488

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-3488
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-10-03 21:55:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.9 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.1 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.10 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.11 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.12 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.13 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.14 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.15 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.16 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.17 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.18 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.19 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.2 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.3 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.4 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.5 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.6 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.7 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.8 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.9 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.1 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.10 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.11 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.12 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.2 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.3 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.4 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.5 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.6 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.7 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.8 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.9 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.1 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.2 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.3 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.4 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.5 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.6 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.7 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.8 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1.1 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1.2 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1.3 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1.4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
APPLE-SA-2013-03-14-1 OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.3 and Security Update 2013-001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
openSUSE-SU-2012:1299-1: moderate: postgresql: security and bugfix upgra af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
PostgreSQL: Security Update 2012-08-17 released af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org Vendor Advisory
PostgreSQL: Security Information af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org Vendor Advisory
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
openSUSE-SU-2012:1251-1: moderate: postgresql, postgresql-libs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Security Advisory SA50718 - SUSE update for postgresql and postgresql-libs - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
PostgreSQL: Documentation: 8.4: Release 8.4.13 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org
USN-1542-1: PostgreSQL vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Security Advisory SA50636 - Red Hat update for postgresql - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2534-1 postgresql-8.4 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
openSUSE-SU-2012:1288-1: moderate: postgresql, postgresql-libs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
PostgreSQL: Documentation: 9.0: Release 9.0.9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org
PostgreSQL: Documentation: 9.1: Release 9.1.5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org
PostgreSQL: Documentation: 8.3: Release 8.3.20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Multiple vulnerabilities in PostgreSQL (Third Party Vulnerability Resolution Blog) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blogs.oracle.com
PostgreSQL 'xslt_process()' Function Arbitrary File Creation or Overwrite Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Juniper Networks - 2015-10 Security Bulletin: CTPView: Multiple Vulnerabilities in CTPView af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.juniper.net
Bug 849172 – CVE-2012-3488 postgresql (xml2 contrib module): XXE by applying XSL stylesheet to the document af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2012:139 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Security Advisory SA50946 - Oracle Solaris PostgreSQL "xml_parse()" and "xslt_process()" Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Advisory SA50635 - Red Hat update for postgresql and postgresql84 - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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