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 2012-10-03 21:55:01
Updated 2016-12-08 03:02:36
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: XML external entity (XXE) injection

Threat overview for CVE-2012-3488

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2012-3488
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 5432
IPs affected by CVE-2012-3488 33,214
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-3488

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.17%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 54 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2012-3488

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
4.9
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
6.8
4.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2012-3488

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