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CVE-2012-3488

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9EPSS 3.3%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
4.9 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-264
EPSS score
3.3% (89th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-3444)
Published
October 3, 2012
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-3444 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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