CVE-2012-4399 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 12.1% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 12.09% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-611 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-10-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cakefoundation | cakephp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | CakePHP 2.x < 2.2.0-RC2 - XML External Entity Injection | 2012-07-16 |
References
- 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
- 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
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