Is CVE-2012-4399 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-4399 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-4399?

CVE-2012-4399 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-4399

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 12.1%EU EUVD

The Xml class in CakePHP 2.1.x before 2.1.5 and 2.2.x before 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via XML data containing external entity references, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-611
EPSS score: 12.1% (96th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2022-2545)
Published: October 9, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2022-2545 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

cakefoundation / cakephp

References

http://bakery.cakephp.org/articles/markstory/2012/07/14/security_release_-_cakephp_2_1_5_2_2_1(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2012/Jul/101(Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/49900(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19863(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/03/1(Mailing List)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/03/2(Mailing List)
http://www.osvdb.org/84042(Broken Link)

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

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