CVE-2012-4399

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-4399
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-10-09 23:55:05 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe Xml class in CakePHP 2.1.x before 2.1.5 and 2.2.x before 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via XML data containing external entity references, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-611 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cakefoundation Cakephp All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: CVE-request: CakePHP XXE injection af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List
oss-security - CVE-request: CakePHP XXE injection af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List
CakePHP 2.x-2.2.0-RC2 XXE Injection af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Bugtraq: CakePHP 2.x-2.2.0-RC2 XXE Injection af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Security Release - CakePHP 2.1.5 & 2.2.1 :: The Bakery: Everything CakePHP af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bakery.cakephp.org Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
www.osvdb.org/84042 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org Broken Link
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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