CVE-2012-2208 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in upgrade.php in Piwigo before 2.3.4 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the language parameter.

Published: 2012-08-14

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 5.4% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:piwigo:piwigo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.05437.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-04/0196.html
http://piwigo.org/bugs/view.php?id=2607
http://piwigo.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=19173
http://piwigo.org/releases/2.3.4
http://secunia.com/advisories/48903
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18782
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53245
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75185
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23085

History

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Subscriptions

Piwigo Piwigo

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2012-08-14T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T19:26:08.983Z

Reserved: 2012-04-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-2208

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-08-14T22:55:01.783

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-2208

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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