Cakefoundation CakePHP up to 2.2.0-beta access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cakefoundation CakePHP up to 2.2.0-beta. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-4399. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cakefoundation CakePHP up to 2.2.0-beta. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 10/09/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at seclists.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-4399 since 08/21/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 2.2.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (19863), OSVDB (84042†) and Secunia (SA49900†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CakePHP 2.2.0

Timelineinfo

07/17/2012 🔍
08/21/2012 +35 days 🔍
10/09/2012 +49 days 🔍
10/09/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +896 days 🔍
12/25/2024 +3564 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seclists.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-4399 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4399
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62657
Secunia: 49900 - CakePHP XML External Entities Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 84042

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/25/2024 10:44
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (53), 02/22/2019 15:31 (4), 12/25/2024 10:44 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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