Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:11120XML External Entity (XXE)
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
postgresql is vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) attacks. The vulnerability exists as 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.
References
kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00102.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00013.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00024.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1263.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1264.html
secunia.com/advisories/50635
secunia.com/advisories/50636
secunia.com/advisories/50718
secunia.com/advisories/50859
secunia.com/advisories/50946
www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2534
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:139
www.postgresql.org/about/news/1407/
www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-20.html
www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-13.html
www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-9.html
www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-5.html
www.postgresql.org/support/security/
www.securityfocus.com/bid/55072
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1542-1
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_postgresql2
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849172
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1263.html
Related
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N