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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.30%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.30% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- postgresql/postgresql
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
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/Vendor Advisory
- 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/Vendor Advisory
- 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.