Vulnerability in Aleksey XML Security Library
CVE-2011-1425
xslt.c in XML Security Library (aka xmlsec) before 1.2.17, as used in WebKit and other products, when XSLT is enabled, allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via vectors involving the libxslt output extension and a ds:Transform element during signature verification.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.1 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.081 (94.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.081 · newest: 0.081 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Aleksey XML Security Library — versions 0.0.1, 0.0.2, 0.0.2a
- Apple Webkit
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0855 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2219 (vendor-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/47135 (vdb-entry)
- trac.webkit.org/changeset/79159
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1010 (vdb-entry)
- www.aleksey.com/pipermail/xmlsec/2011/009120.html (mailing-list, Patch)
- secunia.com/advisories/44423 (third-party-advisory)