CVE-2012-4399

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 12.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2012-10-09 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-611

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.

Affected products

Cakefoundation Cakephp: from 2.1.0 before 2.1.5; from 2.2.0 before 2.2.1 — fixed in 2.1.5, 2.2.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cakefoundation Cakephp 2.1.5, 2.2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

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

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