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CVE-2012-3488 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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

see all 48 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-264	Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
postgresql postgresql	9.1 9.1.1 9.1.2 9.1.3 9.1.4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.13:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.14:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.15:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.16:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.17:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.18:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.19:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.8:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

postgresql postgresql

9.1

9.1.1

9.1.2

9.1.3

9.1.4

CPE

cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 8, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 8, 2013	Initial Analysis	[email protected]