PostgreSQL up to 8.2 libxslt access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in PostgreSQL up to 8.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component libxslt. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-3488. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in PostgreSQL up to 8.2 (Database Software). This affects an unknown code of the component libxslt. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was published 10/03/2012 as Bug 849172 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-3488 since 06/14/2012. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69619 (Amazon Linux AMI : postgresql8 (ALAS-2012-129)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350618 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for postgresql8: ALAS-2012-129).

Upgrading to version 8.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (77820), Tenable (69619), SecurityFocus (BID 55072†), Secunia (SA50636†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36167†). Similar entry is available at VDB-62536. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 69619
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : postgresql8 (ALAS-2012-129)
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OpenVAS ID: 892534
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2534-1 (postgresql-8.4 - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PostgreSQL 8.3

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08/17/2012 +64 days 🔍
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09/14/2012 +28 days 🔍
09/19/2012 +5 days 🔍
10/03/2012 +14 days 🔍
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09/04/2013 +336 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +566 days 🔍
12/14/2021 +2457 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: postgresql.org

Advisory: Bug 849172
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-3488 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3488
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62535

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X-Force: 77820
SecurityFocus: 55072 - PostgreSQL 'xslt_process()' Function Arbitrary File Creation or Overwrite Vulnerability
Secunia: 50636 - Red Hat update for postgresql, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 36167 - PostgreSQL 9.1, 9.0, 8.4 and 8.3 \x27xslt_process()\x27 Flaw Allows Remote Arbitrary Files Overwrite, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/14/2021 16:58
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (70), 04/17/2017 11:02 (13), 12/14/2021 16:58 (3)
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