6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2012-3489
PostgreSQL XML External Entity (XXE) Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Description

The xml_parse function in the libxml2 support in the core server component 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 allows remote authenticated users to determine the existence of arbitrary files or URLs, and possibly obtain file or URL content that triggers a parsing error, via an XML value that refers to (1) a DTD or (2) an entity, related to an XML External Entity (aka XXE) issue.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 3, 2012, 9:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 15, 2024, 3:22 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2012-3489 has a 8 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-3489 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_eus
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Apple mac_os_x_server
1 Opensuse opensuse
1 Postgresql postgresql
: Total Affected Vendor : 6 | Products : 9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2012-3489.

URL Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00102.html Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00013.html Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00024.html Mailing List
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1263.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50635 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/50718 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/50859 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/50946 Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2534 Mailing List
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:139 Broken Link
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1407/ Vendor Advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-20.html Release Notes
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-13.html Release Notes
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-9.html Release Notes
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-5.html Release Notes
http://www.postgresql.org/support/security/ Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55074 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1542-1 Third Party Advisory
https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_postgresql2 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849173 Issue Tracking Patch Release Notes

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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smabramov/Vulnerabilities-and-attacks-on-information-systems

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Updated: 8 months ago
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Dokukin1/Metasploitable

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Updated: 1 year, 3 months ago
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Born at : Aug. 9, 2023, 12:16 p.m. This repo has been linked 170 different CVEs too.
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Iknowmyname/Nmap-Scans-M2

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Updated: 1 year, 4 months ago
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NikulinMS/13-01-hw

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Updated: 1 year, 6 months ago
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Zhivarev/13-01-hw

Уязвимости и атаки на информационные системы

Updated: 9 months ago
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zzzWTF/db-13-01

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Updated: 1 year, 8 months ago
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DButter/whitehat_public

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Updated: 1 year, 8 months ago
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Born at : Feb. 13, 2023, 5:42 p.m. This repo has been linked 173 different CVEs too.
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hack-parthsharma/Vision

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Python

Updated: 1 year, 7 months ago
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Born at : Aug. 1, 2022, 2:18 p.m. This repo has been linked 16 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-3489 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-3489 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 15, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00102.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00102.html Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00013.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00013.html Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00024.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00024.html Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1263.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1263.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/50635 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/50635 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/50718 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/50718 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/50859 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/50859 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/50946 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/50946 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2534 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2534 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:139 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:139 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-20.html No Types Assigned http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-20.html Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-13.html No Types Assigned http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-13.html Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-9.html No Types Assigned http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-9.html Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-5.html No Types Assigned http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-5.html Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type http://www.postgresql.org/support/security/ Vendor Advisory http://www.postgresql.org/support/security/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55074 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55074 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1542-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1542-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_postgresql2 No Types Assigned https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_postgresql2 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849173 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849173 Issue Tracking, Patch, Release Notes
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-20
    Added CWE NIST CWE-611
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.3.0 up to (excluding) 8.3.20 *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.4.0 up to (excluding) 8.4.13 *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.0.0 up to (excluding) 9.0.9 *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.1.0 up to (excluding) 9.1.5
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.7.0 up to (including) 10.7.5
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2013

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-3489 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-3489 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.22 }} -0.03%

score

0.59704

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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