CVE-2012-3488
Public on 2012-09-04
Modified on 2014-09-14
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.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | postgresql8 | 2012-09-22 | ALAS-2012-129 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | postgresql9 | 2012-09-04 | ALAS-2012-121 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv2 | 3.8 | AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 4.9 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N |