CVE-2012-6522 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the getContent function in codes/wcms.php in w-CMS 2.01 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the p parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2013-01-31

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 19.5% Moderate

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:w-cms:w-cms:2.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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 None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.19499.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/47527
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18348
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18711
http://www.osvdb.org/80974
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51359
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72302

History

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Subscriptions

W-cms W-cms

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2013-01-31T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:28:39.867Z

Reserved: 2013-01-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-6522

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-01-31T05:44:00.273

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

Link: CVE-2012-6522

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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