CakePHP XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability

BID:54474

Info

CakePHP XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 54474
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2012-4399
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 16 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 11 2012 07:30PM
Credit: Pawel h0wl Wylecial
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

CakePHP XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability

CakePHP is prone to an XML External Entity injection vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to obtain potentially sensitive information from local files on computers running the vulnerable application and carry out other attacks.

CakePHP 2.0 through version 2.2.0-RC2 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

CakePHP XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability

The following example code is available:

Solution / Fix

CakePHP XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
Vendor updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

References

CakePHP XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability

References:

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