Medium 4.9Published Oct 3, 2012

CVE-2012-3488The 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…

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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.

CVSS: 4.9 MEDIUM (v2.0, NVD)AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

postgresql postgresql postgresql:postgresql	9.1; 9.1.1; 9.1.2; 9.1.3; 9.1.4; 8.4; 8.4.1; 8.4.2; and 39 more ranges	NVD

References

References

http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00102.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00013.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00024.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1263.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1264.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/50635
http://secunia.com/advisories/50636
http://secunia.com/advisories/50718
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