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    CVE-2012-3488

    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.

    Published:Aug 17, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Oct 3, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.00351
    CVSS Score:4.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Postgresql
    Product
    Postgresql
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Physical
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
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