{"cve":"CVE-2012-3488","nvd":{"published":"2012-10-03T21:55:00.753","modified":"2026-06-16T23:43:19.303","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705","http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00102.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00013.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00024.html"],"products":["postgresql:postgresql"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:25:53.526315492+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-3488","score":0.03297,"percentile":0.88511,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}