CVE-2012-3488
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Description
The CVE Program describes this issue as:
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.
Additional information
- Bugzilla 849172: module): XXE by applying XSL stylesheet to the document
- FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2012-3488
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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Red Hat | NVD | |
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CVSS v2 Base Score | 3.8 | 4.9 |
Attack Vector | Adjacent Network | Network |
Access Complexity | Medium | Medium |
Authentication | Single | Single |
Confidentiality Impact | Partial | Partial |
Integrity Impact | Partial | Partial |
Availability Impact | None | None |
CVSS v2 Vector
Red Hat: AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
NVD: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank PostgreSQL project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Peter Eisentraut as the original reporter.
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