Is CVE-2012-3489 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-3489 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-3489?

CVE-2012-3489 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-3489?

CVE-2012-3489 has an EPSS score of 3.06% (86th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-3489?

Upgrade postgresql to 9.1.5 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-3489

MEDIUMEPSS 86th pctl

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The xml_parse function in the libxml2 support in the core server component in PostgreSQL 8.3 before 8.3.20, 8.4 before 8.4.13, 9.0 before 9.0.9, and 9.1 before 9.1.5 allows remote authenticated users to determine the existence of arbitrary files or URLs, and possibly obtain file or URL content that triggers a parsing error, via an XML value that refers to (1) a DTD or (2) an entity, related to an XML External Entity (aka XXE) issue.

CWE-611XML External Entity (XXE)

How to fix

Remediation Available

postgresqlNVD

Affected:>= 9.1.0, < 9.1.5Fixed in:9.1.5CVE-2012-3489derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

3.06%probability of exploitation in 30 days

86thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 86% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

bugzilla.redhat.com

Vendor Advisory2

Third-Party Advisory4

Mailing List5

Release Notes4

Other references5

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-611 (XML External Entity (XXE)) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-34102	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2019-9670	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-28219	Critical	9.8	97%	-	-
CVE-2024-22024	High	8.3	95%	-	-
CVE-2024-38653	High	7.5	92%	-	-
CVE-2017-12629	Critical	9.8	92%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.