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TI-2012-03016 Aliases CVE-2012-3488GHSA-8wqv-9478-cg4h

The libxslt support in contrib/xml2 in PostgreSQL 8.3 before 8.3.20, 8.4 before 8.4.13…

Priority LOW 28CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03297 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 47

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.1VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.2VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.4VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.1VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.2VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.4VulnerablePostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.1 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.2 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.3 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.4 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.1 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.2 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.3 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.4 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
Show 37 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.5VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.6VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.7VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.8VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.9VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.10VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.11VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.12VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.1VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.2VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.4VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.5VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.6VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.7VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.8VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.9VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.10VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.11VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.12VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.13VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.14VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.15VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.16VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.17VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.18VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.19VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.1VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.2VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.4VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.5VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.6VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.7VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.8VulnerablePostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.5 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.6 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.7 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.8 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.9 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.10 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.11 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.12 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.1 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.2 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.3 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.4 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.5 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.6 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.7 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.8 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.9 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.10 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.11 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.12 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.13 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.14 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.15 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.16 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.17 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.18 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.19 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.1 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.2 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.3 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.4 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.5 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.6 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.7 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.8 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2012:1263 Released 2012-09-13 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    postgresql and postgresql84 security update
    • RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) postgresql84-8.4.13-1.el5_8, postgresql84-devel-8.4.13-1.el5_8, postgresql84-devel-8.4.13-1.el5_8.i386 +10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) postgresql84-8.4.13-1.el5_8, postgresql84-8.4.13-1.el5_8.i386, postgresql84-8.4.13-1.el5_8.ia64 +45
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) postgresql84-8.4.13-1.el5_8, postgresql84-8.4.13-1.el5_8.i386, postgresql84-contrib-8.4.13-1.el5_8 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) postgresql-8.4.13-1.el6_3, postgresql-libs-8.4.13-1.el6_3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) postgresql-8.4.13-1.el6_3, postgresql-contrib-8.4.13-1.el6_3, postgresql-devel-8.4.13-1.el6_3 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) postgresql-8.4.13-1.el6_3, postgresql-libs-8.4.13-1.el6_3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) postgresql-8.4.13-1.el6_3, postgresql-contrib-8.4.13-1.el6_3, postgresql-devel-8.4.13-1.el6_3 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) postgresql-8.4.13-1.el6_3, postgresql-8.4.13-1.el6_3.ppc, postgresql-contrib-8.4.13-1.el6_3 +10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) postgresql-8.4.13-1.el6_3, postgresql-contrib-8.4.13-1.el6_3, postgresql-devel-8.4.13-1.el6_3 +7
  • RHSA-2012:1264 Released 2012-09-13 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    postgresql security update
    • RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) postgresql-8.1.23-6.el5_8, postgresql-devel-8.1.23-6.el5_8, postgresql-devel-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) postgresql-8.1.23-6.el5_8, postgresql-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386, postgresql-8.1.23-6.el5_8.ia64 +37
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) postgresql-8.1.23-6.el5_8, postgresql-8.1.23-6.el5_8.i386, postgresql-contrib-8.1.23-6.el5_8 +9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2012:1263, RHSA-2012:1264
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2012:1263, RHSA-2012:1264
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2012:1263, RHSA-2012:1264
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1263
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1263
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1263
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1263
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1263
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1263

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-3488
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8wqv-9478-cg4h

References

Advisory 11

Other 7

  • TI-2019-06651 In PostgreSQL 9.3 through 11.2, the "COPY TO/FROM PROGRAM" function allows superusers and… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2017-05187 Improper authentication in postgresql CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-15711 SQL injection in postgresql CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-01675 Argument injection vulnerability in PostgreSQL 9.2.x before 9.2.4, 9.1.x before 9.1.9… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2007-03176 The Database Link library (dblink) in PostgreSQL 8.1 implements functions via CREATE… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
  • TI-2022-01423 SQL injection in postgresql CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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