CVE-2012-4399

high
Published 2012-10-09 · Modified 2024-04-09
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v2
5.0
VIR risk
7.5

Description

CakePHPallows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via XML data containing external entity references

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4399

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/49900

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://bakery.cakephp.org/articles/markstory/2012/07/14/security_release_-_cakephp_2_1_5_2_2_1

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbullseyefixed0

Package impact

EcosystemPackageVulnerableFixed
php Packagistcakephp/cakephp>=2.1.0-alpha,<2.1.52.1.5
php Packagistcakephp/cakephp>=2.2.0-beta,<2.2.12.2.1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
cakefoundationcakephp{"startIncluding":"2.1.0","endExcluding":"2.1.5"}2.1.5

References

CWEs

CWE-611

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.