CVE-2012-4399: CakePHPallows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via XML data containing external entity references

CVE-2012-4399 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-05-17

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

Technologies: cakephp/cakephp (Packagist). Vendors: Packagist.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2012-4399 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2012-4399 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2012-4399?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 17 May 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
cakephp/cakephp (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.1.0-alpha,fixed=2.1.5.
Is there a fix for CVE-2012-4399?
Yes. cakephp/cakephp (Packagist): upgrade to 2.1.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2012-4399?
Check whether you run cakephp/cakephp (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • cakephp/cakephp (Packagist): upgrade to 2.1.5 or later
    composer require cakephp/cakephp:^2.1.5

Affected products

  • cakephp/cakephp (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.1.0-alpha,fixed=2.1.5

Identifiers

  • CVE-2012-4399
  • GHSA-5964-pq8r-4q62

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