module): XXE by applying XSL stylesheet to the document
Published Oct 3, 2012
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.30%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 9.1
- 9.1.1
- 9.1.2
- 9.1.3
- 9.1.4
Configuration 2
- 8.4
- 8.4.1
- 8.4.2
- 8.4.3
- 8.4.4
- 8.4.5
- 8.4.6
- 8.4.7
- 8.4.8
- 8.4.9
- 8.4.10
- 8.4.11
- 8.4.12
Configuration 3
- 8.3
- 8.3.1
- 8.3.2
- 8.3.3
- 8.3.4
- 8.3.5
- 8.3.6
- 8.3.7
- 8.3.8
- 8.3.9
- 8.3.10
- 8.3.11
- 8.3.12
- 8.3.13
- 8.3.14
- 8.3.15
- 8.3.16
- 8.3.17
- 8.3.18
- 8.3.19
Configuration 4
- 9.0
- 9.0.1
- 9.0.2
- 9.0.3
- 9.0.4
- 9.0.5
- 9.0.6
- 9.0.7
- 9.0.8
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
postgresql-0:8.1.23-6.el5_8
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1264
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
postgresql84-0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1263
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
postgresql-0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1263
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | postgresql-0:8.1.23-6.el5_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1264 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | postgresql84-0:8.4.13-1.el5_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1263 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | postgresql-0:8.4.13-1.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1263 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.30% (0.03297) | 88.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.30% (0.03297) | 86.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.47% (0.00468) | 61.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.50% (0.01505) | 69.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.47% (0.00468) | 62.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00171) | 55.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00175) | 52.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 81.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 80.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 58.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (27)
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00102.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00013.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00024.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1263.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1264.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50635 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50636 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50718 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50859 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50946 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2534 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:139 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1407/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-20.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-13.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-9.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-5.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.postgresql.org/support/security/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55072 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1542-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3488 Vendor Advisory
- https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_postgresql2 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849172 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3488
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3488
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