CVE-2012-4399

high-risk
Published 2012-10-09

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.

Do I need to act?

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24.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 75% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
19863
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Cakefoundation

References (14)

Broken Link http://bakery.cakephp.org/articles/markstory/2012/07/14/security_release_-_cakep...
Exploit http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2012/Jul/101
Broken Link http://secunia.com/advisories/49900
Exploit http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19863
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/03/1
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/03/2
Broken Link http://www.osvdb.org/84042
Broken Link http://bakery.cakephp.org/articles/markstory/2012/07/14/security_release_-_cakep...
Exploit http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2012/Jul/101
Broken Link http://secunia.com/advisories/49900
Exploit http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19863
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/03/1
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/03/2
Broken Link http://www.osvdb.org/84042
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high-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 22/34 · High
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal