CVE-2012-4399 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2012-10-09

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 24.9% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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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

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.

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

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Subscriptions

Cakefoundation Cakephp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-10-09T23:00:00.000Z

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

Reserved: 2012-08-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4399

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-4399

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-611

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