postgresql: File disclosure through XXE in xmlparse by DTD validation
Published Oct 3, 2012
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.06%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≥ 8.3.0 · < 8.3.20
- ≥ 8.4.0 · < 8.4.13
- ≥ 9.0.0 · < 9.0.9
- ≥ 9.1.0 · < 9.1.5
Configuration 2
Configuration 3
- ≥ 10.7.0 · ≤ 10.7.5
- 10.6.8
Configuration 4
- 8.04
- 10.04
- 11.04
- 11.10
- 12.04
Configuration 5
- 6.0
Configuration 6
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 6.3
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 5.0
- 6.0
No data.
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
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
postgresql
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | postgresql | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.06% (0.03057) | 87.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.06% (0.03057) | 85.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 75.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.33% (0.02332) | 74.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 75.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00223) | 61.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 15, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00223) | 59.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 24, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00252) | 62.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00259) | 61.83th | 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) |
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- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1542-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
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- https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_postgresql2 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849173 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchRelease Notes
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3489
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3489
Change history (0)
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