CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2012-3489

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Oct 03, 2012 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
2.7 LOW
AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

The xml_parse function in the libxml2 support in the core server component 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 allows remote authenticated users to determine the existence of arbitrary files or URLs, and possibly obtain file or URL content that triggers a parsing error, via an XML value that refers to (1) a DTD or (2) an entity, related to an XML External Entity (aka XXE) issue.

Weakness

The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.0 (including) 8.3.20 (excluding)
Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.0 (including) 8.4.13 (excluding)
Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.0 (including) 9.0.9 (excluding)
Postgresql Postgresql 9.1.0 (including) 9.1.5 (excluding)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 RedHat postgresql84-0:8.4.13-1.el5_8 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 RedHat postgresql-0:8.4.13-1.el6_3 *
Postgresql-8.2 Ubuntu hardy *
Postgresql-8.3 Ubuntu hardy *
Postgresql-8.4 Ubuntu lucid *
Postgresql-8.4 Ubuntu natty *
Postgresql-8.4 Ubuntu oneiric *
Postgresql-8.4 Ubuntu precise *
Postgresql-9.1 Ubuntu oneiric *
Postgresql-9.1 Ubuntu precise *
Postgresql-9.1 Ubuntu upstream *

Potential Mitigations

References