CVE-2012-4399 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.24917.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Cakefoundation	Cakephp

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:cakefoundation:cakephp::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:cakefoundation:cakephp::::::::

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-5964-pq8r-4q62	CakePHPallows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via XML data containing external entity references

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://bakery.cakephp.org/articles/markstory/2012/07/14/security_release_-_cakephp_2_1_5_2_2_1
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2012/Jul/101
http://secunia.com/advisories/49900
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19863
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/03/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/03/2
http://www.osvdb.org/84042

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-10-09T23:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T17:14:37.653Z

Reserved: 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2012-4399

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-10-09T23:55:05.047

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-4399

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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